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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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7. (modifier) smeared.

I tīaria mai tō mata whakarewa (M 2004:60). / Your smeared face was exposed to view.

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