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pātari - amuse; entice; provoke

Pātari (i), pātaritari, v.t. 1. Amuse, divert. Pataritaria te tamaiti.

2. Allure, entice. Ka whakaritea nga tangata hei pataritari atu i te ngutu o te ana (T. 151). Ka haere atu nga kaipatari ki te waha o te aua (T. 151).

3. Provoke, incite.

whakapātari, v.t. Challenge. Kihai a Te Rauparaha i whakapatari riri ki Whanganui.

whakapātaritari, v.t. Provoke.

patai (i), tari (ii).

Williams Dictionary

Pātari (ii) = Pateri n. The Magellan Clouds; generally nga Patari. The larger is Patarirangi, and the smaller Patari-kaihau E Patari-rangi, ka pau te karawhu e na runga ana mai o nga hiwi ra ia, e (S.).

Williams Dictionary

#158: The food has been consumed by the children
#63: You should talk to your mother
#55: The chair my father made is good
#45: I have a cup of tea
#118: The doctor says you are well but he thinks you will die
#157: When the police arrived, the thief had already run away
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