whakatatū
1. (verb) (-ria,-tia) to decide, agree, settle.
I whakatatūria me haere mātau, i tēnei tau 1969 i ngā haratei o te Rā o ngā Hōia, te rua tekau mā rima o Āperira (HP 1991:62). / It was decided that we should go on the holidays of Anzac Day 1969, on the 25th of April.
Synonyms: pūwhenua, noho, nohonoho, whakaea, whakanoho, whakatau, whakamāhaki, whakataiwhenua, tatū, tau
2. (modifier) resolving, determining, deciding, settling.
I ngā tau atu i 1950 ki 1953 he āpiha whakatatū mahi tāna mahi (TTR 1998:69). / From 1950 to 1953 he worked as an employment officer.
Synonyms: whakawāwā, whakanohonoho, pūwhenua, tautanga
3. (noun) agreement, settlement.
Ko te huarahi tika pea tēnei, ko te whakatatū ki ō ratou ringaringa (TKM.MM 25/2/1862:11). / Perhaps the correct way of doing this is to place it in their hands.
Synonyms: noninga kumu, kāenga, whakanoho, whakatau, kāinga, whakaritenga, whakatutukitanga
