Season three: The reckoning

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6-24-2008 @ 7:45AM

Jhestor said...

Root word: Mete

Pronunciation: \ˈmēt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):
met·ed; met·ing

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English metan; akin to Old High German mezzan to measure, Latin modus measure, Greek medesthai to be mindful of

Date:
before 12th century

1archaic : measure

2: to give out by measure : dole —usually used with out

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