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mete1 definition

mete (mēt)

transitive verb meted met′ed, meting met′·ing

  1. to allot; distribute; apportion: usually with out
  2. Archaic to measure

Etymology: ME meten < OE metan, akin to Ger messen < IE *med- (> L modus, Gr metron) < base *me-, to mark off, measure

mete2 definition

mete (mēt)

noun

  1. a boundary; limit
  2. a boundary mark or line

Etymology: OFr < L meta, boundary, goal < IE *meit- (var. of *mei-), post, stake > ON meithr, a tree, MIr methos, boundary mark

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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