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whakamomori - to commit a desperate act, act in desperation, commit suicide

whakamomori. 1. v.i. Commit suicide or any other act of desperation. Ka haere rawa i konei ki te whakamomori ki te moana, kia kainga e te taniwha (T. 27).

2. v.t. Desire desperately. A, whakamomori ana a Kae kia eke ia ki runga i a Tutunui (W. ii, 127).

Williams Dictionary

Ka māharahara te rōpā ki te mate whakamomori o tana ariki.
That slave was anxious that his master might commit suicide.
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