Meaning & use
Meted
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Distributed or measured out, especially a punishment or share.
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Harsh penalties were meted out to anyone caught smuggling.
The judge meted a sentence that many felt was too lenient.
A note on using this word
Almost always appears in the phrase 'meted out'; the base verb 'mete' is rarely used alone in modern English.
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