mete

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to allot, dispense, or administer something, especially punishment or reward, usually in the phrase mete out

   The tribunal may mete out a severe penalty if the charge is proved.

From Middle English meten and Old English metan ("to measure, estimate, or mark off"), from a Germanic verb meaning "measure." The surviving modern use usually appears as mete out, meaning to distribute according to measure or judgment.

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