whakatina

1. (verb) (-hia,-ia,-tia) to fix, fasten.

I hangaia ēnei waka mai i ngā rākau māori pērā i te whau me te houama, kātahi ka whakatina ki te mānuka (Te Ara 2014). / These craft were made of native wood from such as whau or houama, then fastened together with mānuka.

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2. (verb) (-hia,-ia,-tia) to confirm, attend to, firm up.

Ko Āpirana te pae tawhiti o ngā mahi a te poari, ko Te Raumoa ki te whakatina i ngā mokamoka whakahaere (TTR 1998:6). / Āpirana masterminded the board's strategy while Te Raumoa attended to administrative detail.

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3. (verb) (-hia,-ia,-tia) to confine, restrain, restrict, limit, curb.

Me ako kē a ia ki te whakatina i tōna riri (Ng 1993:395). / He should learn to restrain his anger.

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Synonyms: tepe, tepenga, here, kōpiri, taipuru, kukuti, kuti, hamaruru, puri, nati, paraire, whakaita, whakawhenua, pupuru, pupuri

4. (verb) (-hia,-ia,-tia) to overcome, overwhelm.

Nō te kaunga o te kurī ki te wai, ka romia e te ripo ka whakatinaia ki roto ki te wai, mate tonu atu (W 1971:419). / When the dog swam in the stream it was caught by the whirlpool and sank into the water and died.

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Synonyms: āpuru, haukerekere, pūrau, taupoki, romi, roromi, huri, wikitōria, pāpā, tārū, hinga, poko, raupatu, tae, takapapa, pārure, whakatūoi, mate, whara, poke, kake, where

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