mete — ozdic

Definitions

verb

1

To dispense, measure in order to dispense, allot (especially punishment, reward etc.).

Match'd with an agèd wife, I mete and dole Unequal laws unto a savage race

Every generation metes out substantially the same punishment to those who fall far below and those who rise high above its standards.

noun

1

A boundary or other limit; a boundary-marker; mere.

adj

1

Obsolete spelling of meet (“suitable, fitting”).

I could not finde any man for whose name this booke was more agreable for hope [of] protection, more mete for submission to iudgement, nor more due for respect of worthynesse of your part and thankefulnesse of my husbandes and myne.

Collocations

4

ADJ.

unequal

VERB + METE

measure, power

METE + NOUN

submission

PREP.

out

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a line that indicates a boundary

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

Match'd with an agèd wife, I mete and dole Unequal laws unto a savage race

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02

Every generation metes out substantially the same punishment to those who fall far below and those who rise high above its standards.

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03

For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

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04

I could not finde any man for whose name this booke was more agreable for hope [of] protection, more mete for submission to iudgement, nor more due for respect of worthynesse of your part and thankefu

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05

Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

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06

The court has the power to mete out sentences.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, mete is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.