On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

whakarae. 1. v.i. Look anyone in the face. Kihai i pa te ringa o tetahi ki a ia, kihai tetahi i whakarae kau atu.

2. Lie exposed. Whakarae ana nga kumara ki runga.

3. a. Standing out, prominent. Whakarae tonu au, he maire tu wao, ma te toki e tua (M. 316). Pou whakarae, tumu whakarae, the large carved posts in the palisading of a pa.

4. n. Heap. Te tomonga atu o tona tuahine ki te whata, ka kite atu ia i te whakarae o te aruhe (J. ii, 44).

Williams Dictionary

whakarae, a. 1. Green, not dry. He rakau whakarae.

2. Raw, not cooked. He kai whakarae i tapaea mai nei ki a matou.

Williams Dictionary