1. (verb) (-ria,-tia) to cause to smoke, smoke out, drive away by means of smoke, make a signal by smoke.
Ka whakapua te tangata i te ahi, e kore e tata mai aua iwi (W 1971:301). / The man made the fire smoke and those species would not come near.
See also whakapoa
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