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–verb (used with object),
met⋅ed,
met⋅ing.
1.
to distribute or apportion by measure; allot; dole (usually fol. by
out
):
to mete out punishment.
2.
Archaic
.
to measure.
Origin:
bef. 900;
ME; OE
metan;
c. D
meten,
ON
meta,
Goth
mitan,
G
messen
to measure, Gk
m
desthai
to ponder
Synonyms:
1.
deal, measure, parcel.
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mete
(n.)
"boundary," now only in phrase
metes and bounds,
1471, from O.Fr.
mete,
from L.
meta
"goal, boundary."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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[meet] 
desthai to ponder