Definition of mete
meted
;meting
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Recent Examples of mete from the Web
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One is that strong leadership—in the form of a strong central government that's able to mete out real punishments—
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Hong condemned the cruelty by the suspect and urged the U.S. judicial system to hold a fair trial and mete out harsh punishment to the man charged in the case.
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The U.S. has promised to mete out the equipment incrementally, based on the mission, to insure weapons aren’t used by Kurdish groups in Turkey.
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Matt and Chris maintain the bot on their own server and mete out access to it.
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The most urgent task ahead is a broader counter-espionage inquiry conducted not to mete out punishments, but to discover and publicize the truth, however disturbing.
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The policy allows baseball’s commissioner, Rob Manfred, to mete out punishment whether or not there is a criminal conviction.
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Her job is to deliver pep talks and mete out discipline, but Krystal is not really the boss.
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Origin and Etymology of mete
Middle English, from Old English metan; akin to Old High German mezzan to measure, Latin modus measure, Greek medesthai to be mindful of
Origin and Etymology of mete
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin meta
METE Defined for Kids
mete
playDefinition of mete for Students
meted
;meting
: to distribute as deserved The judge will mete out punishment.
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