rabati

Bingham: Hiram Bingham, A Gilbertese-English Dictionary (1908, 1953). American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
Sabatier: Ernest Sabatier, M.S.C., Dictionnaire Gilbertin-Français (1954), translated by Sr. M. Oliva as Gilbertese-English Dictionary (1971). South Pacific Commission Publications Bureau.

Bingham

rab'áti

vi. to embrace, used with i.

ex. A i rabati: They embrace each other.

rabati

idiom. A i-rabati: They embrace each other, clasp in each other's arms.

red. A i-rabarabati <hug each other>.