whakarawe
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to provide, provide in profusion, make abundant, raise.
Nō te 30 o ngā rā o Mei ka tū ngā mahi ngahau a Ngāti Oneone ki te hōro nui o Tūranga, hei whakarawe moni mō te matekai ki Īnia, mō te āwhina hoki i ngā pouaru, i ngā tamariki pani i mate nei ngā mātua ki te whawhai ki Taranawāra (HKW 1/6/1900:5). / On 30th of May Ngati Oneone held entertainment in Gisborne's grand hall to raise money for the famine in India and to help the widows and orphans whose parents died in the war in Transvaal.
Synonyms: whakamakuru, whakarato, rato, homai, whakatupu, whakapakeke, mairanga, riaki, whakatū, whakaara, whakaikeike, whakatipu, whāngai, whakatāiri, whakaaranga, kōranga, hāpai, hī, huataki, rangahua, huaranga, araara, whakatiputipu, whakakaurera, riariaki, whakatairangaranga, hiki
2. (verb) (-a,-tia) to furnish.
He whakairo, he kākahu, he pounamu nō Te Whakarewarewa katoa, he mea whakarite nāna hei whakarawe i tētehi o ōna rūma i tōna kāinga i Oxford (TTR 1996:122). / She arranged carvings, cloaks and greenstone ornaments, all from Whakarewarewa, to furnish one of the rooms at her Oxford home,
3. (verb) (-a,-tia) to close, fasten up.
Whakarawea ngā kete kūmara (W 1971:332). / Fasten up the baskets of kūmara, please.
4. (modifier) furnished, equipped, well-appointed.
I taua wā kua noho kē mai ia me ana tauira ki roto i tētahi whare tino whakarawe kē nei i Te Whakarewarewa mahi ai (TTR 1998:185). / At that time he and his apprentices had moved into a well-equipped building at Whakarewarewa to work.
5. (noun) furnishing, fitting, equipment, gear.
Koia nei tōku ingoa: J. Pauihi, kaihanga tera, kara, me ngā whakarawe hōiho (TW 24/12/1875:443). / This is my name: J. Pauihi, maker of saddles, collars and other saddlery.
