mete out
[verb]
Synonyms: administer, apportion, deal (out), dispense, dole (out), portion (out), share out, allot, admeasure, allocate, allow, assign, give, lot

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Related Words: measure

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

mete something ↔ out phrasal verb formal (see also mete)
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 ▲

mete out
mete out (something)
to give or order a punishment.
The jail sentences meted out to drug traffickers were considered too light by US officials.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

mete out something
mete out (something)
to give or order a punishment.
The jail sentences meted out to drug traffickers were considered too light by US officials.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲