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whakatakoto - to lay something down

whakatakoto. 1. v.t. Lay down. Ka whakatakotoria tana taiaha (T. 55).

2. Plan, determine. I whakatakotoria ano ki te korero, e pa ma (M. 429). So whakatakoto whakaaro, decide, determine.

3. Give direction, order. Te kaha hoki ta Tupurupuru, whakatakotoria ana ki tana pononga, ki a Ponarua, kia karia te pokere ki te roro o te whare.

4. Plant, place, an ambuscade, etc.; dispose forces. A, i te ahiahi ka whakatakotokotoria nga pehipehi; ka oti tera, ka whakatakotoria nga matua iwi (W. v, 77).

5. In the expression whakatakoto tupuna, recite genealogies.

6. n. Ambuscade.

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