whakatārewa
1. (verb) (-tia) to raise up.
Synonyms: tārewa, waha, whakahī, whakatairanga
2. (verb) (-tia) to hang, dangle, suspend.
Ka mate tōna hoariri, ka horea te kiri o te anganga, ka whakatārewatia ki te tātua (TWM 4/7/1867:2). / When his enemy is killed, he strips off the scalp and hangs it from his belt.
3. (verb) (-tia) to suspend, postpone, defer, adjourn, delay, set aside.
Ko ngā kōrero mō ngā mahi whakatipu hipi a Ngāti Porou me whakatārewa kia watea ai au ki te kohikohi, ki te whakakaupapa i ngā kōrero (TTT 1/11/1930:2182). / The account about Ngāti Porou's sheep raising must be deferred until I am free to collect and and organise the information.
Synonyms: tinaku, hiki, tārewa, taunaha, motuhake, tahi, wehe, tāpui, tīkape, tauira
4. (modifier) suspension, suspending, hanging.
I kahakina ngā piriti whakatārewa, me ngā maioro oneone e te wai, pakaru kino ana tōna huakanga ki runga ki ngā whare, karapotapota ana ngā mea katoa i tōna ara (TWMNT 21/9/1875:210). / The suspension bridges and embankments were carried away by the water, and it rushed into the houses smashing them, levelling everything in its path.
