whakaohooho
1. (verb) (-tia) to rouse, awaken, inspire, motivate.
Ko te āhua nei he mea whakaohooho a Tumutara me ōna hoa o tōna ake rōpū, ki te whakahaere tikanga whakarerekē atu, nā te aranga ake o ētahi atu tohunga, ko Wī Keepa Hākiaha nei tētahi i te takiwā o te tau 1923 (TTR 1998:230). / It would seem that Tumutara and his friends of his own party were provoked into organising change by the rise of various tohunga, including Wī Keepa Hākiaha, about 1923.
Synonyms: toitoi manawa, whakapakepake, whakahihiko, toitoi, whakaara, whakaoho, whakakenakena
2. (modifier) rousing, awakening, stirring, inspiring, inspirational.
Te whakautu a ngā hōia Airihi mō ēnei kōrero he waiata i ā rātou waiata Airihi, i ngā waiata whakaohooho hoki kia kaha rawa atu a Ingarani (TKO 15/5/1916:9). / The Irish soldiers' response to these statements was to sing their Irish songs and the stirring songs to encourage England.
Synonyms: wana, whakakorikori
3. (noun) inspiration, stimulation, stimulus, arousal, wakening, stirring.
Ko te kaupapa o tēnei hui ko te whakaohooho i te taha wairua o te iwi nui tonu (TTT 13/12/1921:2). / The purpose of this gathering was the stimulation of the spiritual side of the people.
