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whakaora

1. (verb) (-tia,-hia,-ngia) to save, rescue, resuscitate, revive, restore to health, cure, heal, remedy.

Ehara pea ko te pāpaku o te reo o te hunga nei te raru nui, engari ko te kore kē e hōhonu o te ruruku ki te kimi rongoā hei whakaora i ōna ngoikoretanga (HM 4/2008:5). / It's probably not the superficiality of the language of this group that's the big problem, but the lack of depth in the commitment to search for a remedy to overcome its shortcomings.

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Synonyms: rongoā, rauora, whakaputa i te ihu, whakahaumanu, haumanu, whakamātūtū, whakarauora, whakaoranga, ora, whakahauora, oraora, karokaro, karo, whakaoraora, penapena


2. (modifier) healing, curing.

Atu i te tekau tau i 1930 i tīmata ai te hau o te rongo o Tūtekohi Rangi hai tohunga whakaora tūroro (TTR 1998:148). / From the 1930s Tūtekohi Rangi establish a reputation as a tohunga healing sick people.

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3. (noun) healing, rescue, revival, cure, recovery, resuscitation, restoration, redress.

Ka ngangautia e ia kia ngāwari, kia pakupaku, ka āta whakapiritia ki te mamae, hāware katoa atu nō te mea he pai tonu hoki te hāware mō te whakaora (HP 1991:23). / She chewed it until it was soft and small and carefully applied it to the sore part. It had saliva throughout because saliva is quite good for healing.

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Synonyms: whakaoranga, puretumu, whakahou, whakahounga

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