mete
mete¹
Definition
mete (mēt)
transitive verb met′ed, met′·ing
- to allot; distribute; apportion: usually with out
- 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
- a boundary; limit
- 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
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Synonyms
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Usage Examples
Object
- punishment: Set free from a punishment meted out for our attempts to put fire in the hands of the common man.
- injustice: She decides to fight this injustice meted out to her.
- sentence: There are vivid accounts of harsh sentences meted out for crimes that today would warrant no more than a caution.
- violence: Everyday I see casual violence meted out on recalcitrant toddlers.
- repression: Despite the brutal repression often meted out to them, the demand for independent states grew.
Preposition: out
- punishment: Thus, the gods - in typical Greek fashion - meted out punishment to fit the crime.
- justice: During the session I watched, Workman meted out this instant justice on two or more occasions.
Noun used with modifier
- ye: For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again " .
- measure: Help is good in all places, and " with what measure ye mete, it shall be meted unto you again.
Modifying Another Word
- often: Despite the brutal repression often meted out to them, the demand for independent states grew.
- out: However, the draconian punishment meted out had a profound effect on the working class.
- routinely: Not only is the death penalty used against children, it is also routinely meted out for entirely trivial offenses.
- currently: The new website aims to bring much greater awareness about the violence currently meted out to children and young people who have no voice.
- ever: In 2001, Helen John was sentenced to three months in prison, possibly the harshest sentence ever meted out to a peaceful protester.
- still: Ms Strange, 45, is still meting out advice and punishment to children who have got into trouble.
Particle object:
- punishment: Put greater emphasis on encouraging a change in lifestyle rather than meting out punishment.
- justice: Angelo begins meting out justice according to the letter of the law.
- treatment: In other words he is saying to the disciples: you don't have to wait any longer to mete out appropriate treatment.
- reward: We will run the government strictly and mete out reward or punishment on clear grounds.
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