whakangaro

== Māori == === Etymology === From whaka- (causative prefix) +‎ ngaro (“absent, to destroy”). === Noun === whakangaro destruction, obliteration, ruin, annihilation, devastation. === Verb === whakangaro (passive whakangaromia or whakangarotia) to destroy, exterminate, annihilate. to hide, conceal, put out of sight. to disappear. === Usage notes === The suffix -tia is only used with verb sense 1. === References === John C. Moorfield (2011), “whakangaro”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN