mete[verb]Synonyms: distribute, administer, apportion, assign, deal, dispense, dole, portion
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
mete /miːt/
verb[
Language: Old English;
Origin: metan 'to measure']
mete something ↔ out phrasal verb formal if you mete out a punishment, you give it to someone
mete something ↔ out to
He felt he had a right to mete out physical punishment to the children. Judges are meting out harsh sentences for car theft. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲