(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If something ~s a particular action, it makes the action seem necessary or appropriate for the circumstances.
The allegations are serious enough to ~ an investigation...
= merit
VERB: V n
~ed
Do you think this fear is ~ed?
ADJ
2.
A ~ is a legal document that allows someone to do something, especially one that is signed by a judge or magistrate and gives the police permission to arrest someone or search their house.
Police confirmed that they had issued a ~ for his arrest.
...a search ~...
N-COUNT: oft N for n, also by N
3.
see also death ~