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whakapupuri

1. (verb) (-tia) to retain possession of, hold onto.

Ko te Kōti Whenua Māori, nā te iwi Pākehā anō tēnā taonga i whakapupuri (TPH 30/11/1903:3). / The Māori Land Court, the Pākehā people retained that institution.

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Synonyms: puri, pupuru, pupuri

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