whakapatipati
1. (-a,-ngia,-tia) to flatter, cajole, coax, bribe, beg, cadge.
I ngā tau 11 ka pahemo e whakapatipati ana ngā kaihokohoko whenua a te kāwanatanga i ngā rangatira e noho 'hoahoa' ana ki a rātou kia hokona atu ō rātou whenua hei wāhi tūranga mō Nū Pāremata (TTR 1990:288). / For the next 11 years the government's land purchase agents coaxed the chiefs who were 'friendly' to them into selling their land for a place to establish New Plymouth.
Synonyms: whakapati, pati, kaimātai, pīnono, pīnene, patipati
2. (modifier) flattering, obsequious.
He pai nōna, he aroha, he atawhai, he hūmārie, he pono nō āna kōrero. Kāore ana kōrero whakapatipati, kāore he kōrero rūpahu (TTT 1/6/1925:239). / His good qualities were of compassion, generosity, affability and speaking the truth. He did not make flattering talk or tell lies.
Synonyms: patipati
3. (noun) smooth talk, flattery, sweet talk.
I kī mai a Māminga nāna i whakaheke te utu o tana waka, he pai nōna ki a au. Mēnā e hokona ana ki tētahi atu, kua kotahi mano tāra atu anō. Rangi: Tēnā rūkahu tēnā. Kaua e arohia atu ngā whakapatipati a tēnā kutu (HKK 1999:65). / Pare: Māminga (Deceitful) said that he reduced the price of his vehicle because he liked me. If he was selling it to someone else it would have been one thousand dollars more. Rangi: That's a load of rubbish. Don't take any notice of that vermin's smooth talk.
