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ure

Bingham

úre

vi. open, as a flower, or the mouth or the eyes.

Sabatier

ure

nv. ureure: to open by separation, as bud bursting open, opening out, flowering, expansion, to open, to expand.
a. opened, expanded, in flower.
ex.
  • a ure matana: its eyes are opened.
  • a ure uena: its flowers are in bloom, opened out.
vc. kaurea, kaka...
ex.
  • kaureurea: to make,... open by putting apart (feet, eyelids).
  • e kaurei matau: he opened my eyes.
  • te kaure: the blossoming.

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