Matea
2. Cause to be sick.
3. Dam up water.
mamate, a. Distressed. Kaore te whakama e huri mamate nei ki te tara o te whare.
matemate, 1. a. Taken or caught in numbers. Kei te matemate tonu te ika i a Irawaru (T. 25). ‖ mate, 11.
2. Sickly.
3. Shallow, failing, of streams.
4. n. In the expression matemate a one, affection. He matemate a one ki a ratau, na reira ia i noho ai ki taua kainga. ‖ mati.
matematenga, n. Succession of deaths. Na enei matematenga katahi ano ka puta te rongo ki a Hakawau (T. 175).
whakamatemate, v.i. Be in a state of mental turmoil. Be consumed with curiosity. Ka whakamatemate nga mahara o Ngarue, kua tamaua ranei ki te tane, kaore ranei.
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