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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

#17: The big man is crying
#153: The dog has changed to a state of being dead
#106: Pop quiz
#197: Kia... ai with statives
#111: Right, let's go then!
#64: She is always swimming in the sea
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