mete
1[ meet ]
/ mit /
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verb (used with object), met·ed, met·ing.
to distribute or apportion by measure; allot; dole (usually followed by out): to mete out punishment.
Archaic. to measure.
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Origin of mete
1before 900; Middle English; Old English metan; cognate with Dutch meten,Old Norse meta,Gothic mitan,German messen to measure, Greek mḗdesthai to ponder
OTHER WORDS FROM mete
un·met·ed, adjectiveOther definitions for mete (2 of 3)
mete2
[ meet ]
/ mit /
noun
a limiting mark.
a limit or boundary.
Origin of mete
21275–1325; Middle English <Middle French <Latin mēta goal, turning post
Other definitions for mete (3 of 3)
Met.E.
abbreviation
metallurgical engineer.
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British Dictionary definitions for mete (1 of 2)
mete1
/ (miːt) /
verb (tr)
(usually foll by out) formal to distribute or allot (something, often unpleasant)
verb, noun
poetic, dialect (to) measure
Word Origin for mete
Old English metan; compare Old Saxon metan, Old Norse meta, German messen to measure
British Dictionary definitions for mete (2 of 2)
mete2
/ (miːt) /
noun
rare a mark, limit, or boundary (esp in the phrase metes and bounds)
Word Origin for mete
C15: from Old French, from Latin mēta goal, turning post (in race)
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