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whakatinana

1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to make manifest, implement, embody, realise.

Hei whakatinana i tērā ka puta ngā kōrero whakarekareka mō te hītori o tēnei motu (Te Ara 2014). / To implement that entertaining accounts appeared about the history of this country.

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Synonyms: huatau, mōhio


2. (noun) realisation, implementation.

Kātahi anō ka tīmata te whakatinana haere i ana wawata (TKO 9/1914:6). / The realisation of her dreams is finally beginning.

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Synonyms: whakatutukitanga, whakatutuki

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