whakataurite
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to cause to be alike, imitate, put into perspective, compare.
Nō tēneki o ngā hui au i mōhio ai arā noa atu te nui o ā tātou rauemi inā whakatauritea ki te tino korekore o ngā rauemi a ngā iwi huri i te Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa (HM 2/1998:2). / It was at this particular meeting that I realised that the number of resources we have is substantial when compared with the lack of resources of the peoples of the islands around the Pacific Ocean.
2. (modifier) comparative.
I ētahi wā he maha ngā hapa kei roto i te mātauranga whakataurite – i te mea he ōrite ngā mea e rua, kāore i te mea i ahu mai i te wāhi kotahi (Te Ara 2014). / Sometimes there were many flaws in comparative studies – because two things were similar, it did not necessarily mean they originated from the one place.
3. (noun) matching, balance, comparison.
Ko te kōrero, ‘he kākā honihoni, he kūkū tangai nui’ he whakataurite i te āta kai a te kākā ki te kai horo a te kūkū (Te Ara 2014). / The saying ‘A nibbling kākā, a New Zealand pigeon with a stuffed crop' is a comparison of the small appetite of the kākā with the greed of the New Zealand pigeon.
Synonyms: tauriterite, taurite, hangarite, whārite, whakatautika
