1. (verb) (-tia) to cause to rest, relieve.
Haere mai ki ahau, e koutou katoa e māuiui ana, e taimaha ana, ā māku koutou e whakaokioki (PT Matiu 11:28). / Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Synonyms: whakahirihiri, whakamāmā, whakaoraora
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