āpuru

Māori

Verb

āpuru (passive āpurua or āpuruhia or āpurutia)

  1. to suppress, shut up, crowd together, overwhelm.

References

  • āpuru” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.