mete
1verb (used with object), met·ed, met·ing.
Origin of mete
1Synonyms for mete
Related Words for meted
parcel, deal, give, ration, share, dole, portion, lot, measure, divide, allocate, allot, allow, apportion, assign, dispense, admeasureExamples from the Web for meted
Contemporary Examples of meted
The unfortunate reality is that race, gender, and economic status do matter when justice is meted out.
It is not a scarce commodity to be meted out begrudgingly or in short portions.
The Heroic Lesbian Couple of Oklahoma Who Fought for Equal Marriage—and WonRandy R. Potts
October 7, 2014
Draconian punishments were meted out to supposed sinners and traitors.
Saddam’s Former Deputy, the Red Skull of Baghdad, Still at Large in Iraq and Allied With ISISJacob Siegel, Christopher Dickey
July 21, 2014
As the last line of defense, the goalkeeper is also first in the firing line when blame and retribution are meted out.
Historical Examples of meted
The measure which he meted to others was in turn accorded to himself.
Aztec LandMaturin M. Ballou
With what measure they had meted out, it had been measured back to them again!
Sir Henry Morgan, BuccaneerCyrus Townsend Brady
What would become of his family if justice was meted out to him?
Ox-Team Days on the Oregon TrailEzra Meeker
Severe punishment was meted out when ammunition was thrown away.
Charles Carleton CoffinWilliam Elliot Griffis, D. D.
Yahwe's blessings are meted out in this world, but not in Sheol.
The Religion of Babylonia and AssyriaMorris Jastrow