whakaū
1. (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-ria,-tia) to make firm, fasten, fix, establish, confirm, reinforce, strengthen.
Ahakoa kāore i matatau rawa ia ki te kōrero Māori ā-kīwaha, i tua atu i te reo ā-tuhi, i kaha pū tonu a Pat ki te whakaū i te reo ā-waha, me ngā tikanga Māori anō hoki (TTR 2000:81). / Although she was not very fluent in colloquial Māori, Pat placed strong emphasis on the spoken as well as the written language and on cultural practices.
Synonyms: taunaki, whakamarohi, whakakaha, aukaha, haukaha
2. (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-ria,-tia) to bring to land.
Ka whakaū ngā poti ki ngā wāpu i te ata, ki te ope ki uta i ngā ika i haoa i te pō. Hohoro tonu te ao i ngā kōheru ki te kete, me te whiu ki uta, kia unahia, kia whakamaroketia, kia taka e tētahi tini tāne wāhine hoki (THM 1/4/1888:1). / The boats dock at the wharves in the morning to land the fish caught in the night. Quickly the herrings are scooped into baskets, and swung ashore, to be scaled, cured, and packed by immense numbers of men and women.
3. (verb) to provide grounds for.
Kua kore e taea e ngā kaipīra te whakaū i tā rātou kēhi whakahē mō te whakatau a te Kōmihana tuatahi (RT 2013:118). / The appellants were no longer able to provide grounds for their case against the decision of the first Commissioner.
4. (noun) confirmation.
I muri i tēnei karakia, ko te karakia whakaū (TP 12/1911:2). / After this service was the confirmation service.
