mete 1  (m ēt)
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tr.v. met·ed, met·ing, metes 1. To distribute or allot. Often used with out: mete out justice. 2. Archaic To measure.
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mete 2  (m ēt)
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n. A boundary line; a limit.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin mēta, turning post, boundary.] |
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