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parairetia to bridle (vt)
Ko te tangata mahi he, e whiua ana, ko te tangata whakaaro kino, e parairetia ana, e mataku ana ki te mahi he, he mea kei pa te whiu ki a ia ki te pokanoa ia. (MM2 4:9 1857,p.7)
Ki te mea he ahua karakia to tetahi i roto i a koutou, a kahore e parairetia e ia tona arero, he tinihanga hoki nona ki tona ngakau, he maumau karakia tana. (Pom.6 1879,p.184)