mete 1
/meet/ , v.t., meted, meting .
1. to distribute or apportion by measure; allot; dole (usually fol. by out ): to mete out punishment.
2. Archaic. to measure.
[ bef. 900; ME; OE metan; c. D meten, ON meta, Goth mitan, G messen to measure, Gk médesthai to ponder ]
Syn. 1. deal, measure, parcel.
mete 2
/meet/ , n.
1. a limiting mark.
2. a limit or boundary.
[ 1275-1325; ME meta goal, turning post ]
Syn. 2. bound.