Synonyms for mete out
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : meet |
| Phonetic Transcription : mit |
Top 10 synonyms for mete out Other synonyms for the word mete out
- accord
- adjudge
- adjudicate
- administer
- allocate
- allot
- apply
- apportion
- assign
- be a party to
- bestow
- bring
- bring upon
- budget
- carve up
- come across with
- command
- contribute
- control
- cut
- cut the pie
- cut up the pie
- damn
- deal
- deal out
- deliver
- denounce
- devote
- dish out
- dispense
- disperse
- disseminate
- distribute
- divide with
- divvy
- divvy up
- dole
- dole out
- doom
- drop
- execute
- expose
- extend
- extort
- force
- force upon
- fork out
- fork over
- furnish
- give
- give and take
- give away
- give it to
- give out
- give with
- go Dutch
- go even-steven
- go fifty-fifty
- go halves
- go in with
- halve
- hand
- hand out
- hand over
- have a hand in
- have a portion of
- impart
- impose
- impound
- imprison
- incarcerate
- inflict
- issue
- jail
- judge
- ladle
- lay down the law
- levy
- limit
- lot
- measure
- measure out
- mete
- mete out
- offer
- ordain
- parcel
- parcel out
- part
- partake
- participate
- partition
- pass judgment
- pay half
- penalize
- perform
- piece
- piece up
- portion
- prepare
- present
- produce
- proffer
- proportion
- prorate
- proscribe
- provide
- punish
- put away
- put on ice
- quota
- railroad
- ration
- receive
- regulate
- render
- require
- restrict
- reward
- rule
- save
- scoop
- section
- send to prison
- send up the river
- serve
- serve up
- settle
- share
- share out
- shell out
- shift
- slice
- slice the pie
- slice up
- split
- split up
- spoon
- stick it to
- strike
- subject
- supply
- take a part of
- take the fall
- tender
- throw the book at
- transfer
- turn over
- visit
- wreak
- yield
Définition of mete out
Origin :- "to allot," Old English metan "to measure, mete out; compare, estimate" (class V strong verb; past tense mæt, past participle meten), from Proto-Germanic *metanan (cf. Old Saxon metan, Old Frisian, Old Norse meta, Dutch meten, Old High German mezzan, German messen, Gothic mitan "to measure"), from PIE *med- "to take appropriate measures" (see medical). Used now only with out. Related: Meted; meting.
- As in inflict : verb impose something
- As in portion : verb divide into pieces
- As in ration : verb divide something into portions
- As in sentence : verb decide punishment
- As in share : verb use in common with others
- As in split : verb divide into parts
- As in administrate : verb carry out
- As in administer : verb dispense something needed
- As in deal : verb distribute
- As in dish out : verb distribute
- As in dispense : verb dole out supply
- As in divvy up : verb divide
- As in dole out : verb allocate, distribute
- Love is not mete out in strict proportion to the merits of those we love.
- Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
- With wrath and ire he rose to mete out justice to this highwayman.
- Extract from : « Peggy Stewart at School » by Gabrielle E. Jackson
- Confucius said, Love is to mete out five things to all below heaven.
- Extract from : « The Sayings Of Confucius » by Confucius
- Beware, then, of how you mete out justice to your fellowman.
- Extract from : « Prisons and Prayer: Or a Labor of Love » by Elizabeth Ryder Wheaton
- The law should mete out to them the same rewards and punishments.
- Extract from : « Samantha on the Woman Question » by Marietta Holley
- The other cannot give you your right; he cannot "mete out right" to you.
- Extract from : « The Ego and His Own » by Max Stirner
- Mete out the sulphur Into the alembic Of Cleopatra's crystal.
- Extract from : « The Immortal Lure » by Cale Young Rice
- It could mete out any punishment, except death or any dismemberment.
- Extract from : « Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. » by S. A. Reilly
- I will rejoice, and I will divide Sichem and I will mete out the vale of tabernacles.
- Extract from : « The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version » by Various
- Nay, and with that measure with which we mete out to others, with the same measure shall it not be meted out to ourselves?
- Extract from : « The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's » by David Masson
Antonyms for mete out
- accuse
- attach
- be selfish
- charge
- collect
- combine
- commend
- conceal
- deny
- disallow
- disapprove
- disorganize
- exonerate
- fail
- forego
- free
- frustrate
- gather
- hide
- hoard
- hold
- join
- keep
- let go
- liberate
- maintain
- mismanage
- neglect
- oppose
- pardon
- praise
- pull together
- receive
- refrain
- refuse
- release
- retain
- reward
- secret
- shun
- take
- take back
- unite
- withdraw
- withhold
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