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meted Definition


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mete
verb
    meted, meting
    1. rather formal
      To give out or dispense something, especially punishment.
      Thesaurus: distribute, give, allot, dispense, parcel out, ration, administer, assign.
      Form: mete something out (now always)
      Form: mete out something
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon metan in the sense ‘to measure'.



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