whakarata
1. (verb) (-tia) to pacify, tame, subdue, appease, make amenable, make responsive, control.
He roa te wā i whakarata ai a Kāpene Kuki i ngā Māori o Tūranga o Uawa, ā ka rata (TP 1/1911:5). / Captain Cook spent a long time placating the Māori of the Gisborne and Tolaga Bay areas before they were friendly.
Synonyms: whakararata, whakaratarata, whakamāriri, whakamāhaki, whakamāria, whakamārire, whakaepaepa, whakangehe, whakamārie, whakamahuru, whakarangimārie
2. (noun) dummy, pacifier, soother.
3. (modifier) taming, subduing, pacifying, breaking in.
Ka tukua te taika ki waho, ka haere atu te tangata whakarata, ka kuhua tōna māhunga ki roto i te māngai o te taika, ngaua ana, riro ana tētahi taha o te kanohi (HTK 21/1/1894:2). / When the tiger was let out the tamer went and put his head into the tiger's mouth, and it bit him taking one side of his face.
Synonyms: whakaratarata, whakararata
4. (noun) placation, pacification, taming, subduing, pacifying, breaking in, domestication.
Ko te mea tuatahi māna, ko te whakarata i ngā hōia a te Karauna (TTR 1990:354). / The first task for him to do was the placation of the Government's troops.
Synonyms: whakaratarata, whakararata, whakamauru
