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whakarāpopoto

1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia,-tia) to summarise, précis.

I nāianei, ka whakamātau au ki te whakarāpopoto i ā mātau akoranga i te kura (HP 1991:133). / Now I will attempt to summarise our subjects at school.

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2. (modifier) summarising.

Ko Te Wheoro tētahi o ngā puna-kōrero a Hōne Waiti i a ia i tuhi ai i ana pukapuka whakarāpopoto (TTR 1990:339). / Te Wheoro was one of John White's informants when he was writing his compilation.

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3. (noun) summary, précis, synopsis.

Nō reira, ka whakarārangitia i kōnei te whakarāpopoto o aua kōrero kua oti te whakakaupapa haere i roto i ngā whārangi o tua ake nei (B 1979:50). / And so, listed here is the summary of those accounts that have been completed in the previous pages.

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Synonyms: whakarāpopototanga

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