1. (verb) (-tia) to cause to blossom, develop, flourish, prosper, thrive.
I te takiwā tonu e whakapuāwai ana tōna tinana me āna mahi katoa, ka hinga tēnei tangata (TTT 1/12/1925:341). / When this man fell, it was still the period when his body and all his work were blossoming.
Synonyms: tipu
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