whakamōtī

== Māori == === Etymology === From whaka- (causative prefix) +‎ mōtī (“to be destroyed”). === Noun === whakamōtī destruction, damage, devastation, desolation. === Adjective === whakamōtī destructive, devastating, damaging === Verb === whakamōtī (passive whakamōtītia) to destroy, extirpate, annihilate, crush, eradicate, devastate, eliminate. === References === John C. Moorfield (2011), “whakamōtī”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN