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mete1

Pronunciation: /miːt/

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Definition of mete

verb

[with object] (mete something out)

dispense or allot justice, a punishment, or harsh treatment:he denounced the maltreatment meted out to minorities
(in biblical use) measure out:with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again

Origin:

Old English metan 'measure', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch meten and German messen 'to measure', from an Indo-European root shared by Latin meditari 'meditate', Greek medesthai 'care for', also by meet²