whakapūmau
1. (verb) (-tia) to make permanent, make constant, establish, confirm, validate, certify, ratify, enact.
Nō mua atu anō i te Pākehā nei a 'Māori'; nō te taenga mai rā anō o ngā heke nei ki ēnei motu i tīmata ai te whakahua i tēnei kupu. E tino mārama ana ngā whakamārama me ngā kupu katoa kua tuhia ki runga nei; āpiti atu ki ēnei e mau ake i raro nei, hei whakapūmau i te tawhitotanga o 'Māori', me te tawhitotanga hoki o te tīmatanga mai o te whakahua, nō mua atu anō i te Pākehā nei; nō mua atu anō hoki i te mahinga i ngā reta mō te reo Māori nei (JPS 1894:30). / The word 'Māori' is certainly from a time before the Pākehā; the use of this word began at the arrival of the migration to these islands. From what has been written above in explanation, this is quite clear. In addition there are the explanations below that confirm the antiquity of 'Māori' and how long ago it began to be used, that it dates from long before the time of the Pākehā, and long before the formation of the letters for the Māori language.
Synonyms: whakatūturu
2. (modifier) permanently, basically, establishing, confirming, validating, certifying, ratifying, enacting.
He nui tonu te wāhi ki a ia ki te āwhina i te kōti ki te whakahiato i te rārangi whakapūmau o ngā whakapapa o rātou o Ngāi Tahu whānui i te ora tonu i te wā o te tau 1848 (TTR 1996:136). / She played a significant part in helping the court to compile the base list of whakapapa of all those of Ngāi Tahu still alive in 1848.
3. (noun) establishment, firming up, perpetuation, continuation, durability, persistence, permanency, validation, certification, ratification.
