whakaoho
1. (verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to startle, awaken, rouse, start up (computer).
Koia mātou i mea ai me whakaoho i ngā hipi kei haehaea pūtia e te wuruwhi (TH 4/1859:1). / That's why we said that we should awaken the sheep lest they be savaged by the wolf.
Synonyms: whakaohooho, whakaara, whakakenakena
2. (modifier) awakening, arousing, startling.
He hau whakaoho i te ngakau tangi (M 2006:58). / It's a wind awakening feelings of sorrow.
3. (noun) inspiration, stimulation, stimulus, arousal, wakening, stirring.
I tua atu i te whakaoho noa i te iwi Māori kia tahuri mai ki te reo o ō rātou tīpuna ko te kī atu ki te hunga e kaha nei te whai me te kōrero kia kaua e waiho ō rātou reo kia Pākehā te takoto mai (HM 2/1999:6). / Apart from arousing the Māori people to turn to the language of their ancestors I am saying to the people who are energetically pursuing and speaking the language to avoid allowing their language to sound like English.
