whakarewa
1. (verb) (-ia,-ina,-ngia) to set in motion, launch, put afloat.
Ka whakarewaina ngā waka taua nei, a 'Te Kōtui-tī' me 'Te Tai-o-te-puruhi', ka maunu te ope taua ko te hoenga ki te takiwā ki Waitangi (NIT 1995:331). / The war canoes 'Te Kōtui-tī' and Te Tai-o-te-puruhi' were launched and the war party set off to paddle to the Waitangi district.
Synonyms: whakarewatanga, mānu, whakaterenga, uaki, rōnihi, rōnohi, whakamānu, ranga
2. (verb) (-ia,-ina,-ngia) to heat, defrost.
He mea whakarewa te haeana ki te hiko i ēnei rā, engari, i ngā wā o mua i whakarewangia i runga i te tō. / An iron is heated with electricity these days, but in the past it was heated on the stove.
3. (verb) (-ia,-ina,-ngia) to melt (something), dissolve (something).
E ono anō ngā rerenga o 'Te Pihoihoi' ka mutu, nō te pō ka wāwāhia e ngā Māori te perehi ko ngā reta i whakarewaina hei matā pū (TP 12/1906:10). / There were just six issues of 'Te Pihoihoi' before it stopped and one night the printing press was smashed by the Māori and the type was melted down for bullets.
4. (verb) (-ia,-ina,-ngia) to elevate, lift, jack up, suspend.
Māna e whakarewa te kakau o te hoe (M 2004:342). / He will raise the paddle aloft.
Synonyms: tiraki, tīhei, whakaikeike, whakamaranga, ararewa, hāpai, huataki, rangaranga, whakatairangaranga, hiki, tārewa
5. (modifier) melting (something), smelting.
I a au i Poihākena i kite rawa au i te whare whakarewa moni (HKW 1/7/1900:1). / When I was in Sydney I actually saw the mint.
6. (modifier) floating, bearing.
Haere rā, e pā, i ngā tai whakarewa kauri ki te uru (M 2004:284). / Farewell, sir, depart on the kauri-bearing tides to the west.
7. (modifier) smeared.
I tīaria mai tō mata whakarewa (M 2004:60). / Your smeared face was exposed to view.
