mete
mete /m'iːt/ (metes meting meted)
== mete out
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron)
To mete out a punishment means to order that someone should be punished in a certain way. (FORMAL)
His father meted out punishment with a slipper.
== mete out
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron)
To mete out a punishment means to order that someone should be punished in a certain way. (FORMAL)
His father meted out punishment with a slipper.