whakapīata
1. (verb) (-tia) to shine, polish.
Ka mutu tēnā mahi, ka tahuri ia ki te whakapīata i ōna hū, ki te hinu i ōna makawe, ki te pani hoki i a ia ki te wai kakara (TWK 1:12). / When that task was finished he began to shine his shoes, to oil his hair and to apply himself with aftershave.
Synonyms: whakapai ake, whakapīratarata, waku, wakuwaku, whakamahine, pani, whakamaheni, whakakanapa, whakapīrata, pārihi, parakena, aumiri, tīrama, pīata, titi, tore, titiwha, whakahīnātore, whakakōpura, aho, kōpura, kōrapu, iraira, tīaho, hahana, kōwatawata, kohara, hana, kōtamutamu, tīramarama, tōwahiwahi, tōwāwahi
