Rawe. 1. a. Close, tight. Kia rawe to pa i te tatau.
2. Suitable, becoming. E kore te matau e rawe ki te moana takai ai, engari ano i uta (P.). Ka rawe tou kakahu.
3. Excellent. Mahue rawa tau mea te rawe!
4. Suited, furnished. He kotuku te manu kihai i rawe i te koiraira (M. 277). Hikaia ki runga, kihai i whiwhi; hikaia ki raro, ka whiwhi, ka rawe, ka rauru (P.).
5. Sufficient, enough. E rawe au? (Are yours enough?)
6. Apt, clever. He tangata rawe ki te korero.
7. v.t. Wrap round, tie round. Homai taku maro kia rawea (T. 97). I rawea e ia te pueru hei kaka mona.
whakarawe. 1. v.t. Close, fasten up. Whakarawea nga kete kumara.
2. a. Effecting a union. In the expression rakau whakarawe, a weapon sent to a neighbouring tribe as an invitation to join a war party. Na Waikato te rakau whakarawe mo te mahi ki Wairau.
3. n. Fitting, furnishing. Me nga torowhiti, me nga korewa, me ara atu whakarawe o te waka pairi.
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rarawe. 1. a. Easy, attainable. E kore e rarawe tenei e au.
2. Abundant. Kei te rarawe nga kai o te rua.
3. n. Circuit, boundary. Kei te rarawe o te rangi (J. ix, 206).
4. v.t. Clasp tightly. I rarawe taku ringa i te piharoa (M. 266). Kia tawhiwhi, kia rarawe (S.).
whakararawe, v.t. Make abundant, provide in profusion. Me uta nga patu, me uta nga tao, o mahi ra, e, i whakararawetia ki to iwi (M. 124).
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