meted

Variant of mete

mete 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

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