whakararata
1. (verb) (-tia) to tame, subdue, make amenable, make responsive, control.
Hei ētahi wā ka whakapuakina e te tangata i muri i ana kōrero tapu tētahi whakataukī, tētahi kōrero paki rānei māna hei whakatau i te iwi, i te hunga e noho ana i reira hei whakararata, hei unu mai i te tapu o ana kōrero (Wh4 2004:117). / Sometimes after his formal words the man will utter a whakataukī, or a joke, perhaps to settle the people sitting there, to make them amenable and to remove the tapu of what he has said.
Synonyms: whakaratarata, whakarata
2. (modifier) taming, subduing, pacifying, breaking in.
Ka puta te pānui whakararata a Kerei (TTR 1990:8). / Grey's pardon notice was issued.
Synonyms: whakaratarata, whakarata
3. (noun) placation, pacification, taming, subduing, pacifying, breaking in, domestication.
Ko tētahi o ngā tini mea whakamīharo o roto i ēnei rā, koia tēnei, ko te whakararata hōiho (TKP 15/11/1858:2). / One of the many amazing things these days is the breaking in of horses.
Synonyms: whakaratarata, whakarata, whakamauru
