First Known Use: before 12th century
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1mete
verb \ˈmēt\
met·edmet·ing
Definition of METE
transitive verb
1
archaic : measure
2
: to give out by measure : dole —usually used with out <mete out punishment>
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Origin 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
2mete
noun
Definition of METE
: boundary <metes and bounds>
Origin of METE
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin meta
First Known Use: 15th century
METE Defined for Kids
mete
verb \ˈmēt\
met·edmet·ing
Definition of METE for Kids
: to distribute as deserved <The judge will mete out punishment.>
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