Meaning
To dispense, measure in order to dispense, allot (especially punishment, reward etc.).
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English meten, from Old English metan (“to measure, mete out, mark off, compare, estimate; pass over, traverse”), from Proto-West Germanic *metan, from Proto-Germanic *metaną (“to measure”), from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure, consider”). Cognate with Scots mete (“to measure”), Saterland Frisian meete (“to measure”), West Frisian mjitte (“to measure”), Dutch meten (“to measure”), German messen (“to measure”), Swedish mäta (“to measure”), Latin modus (“limit, measure, target”), Ancient Greek μεδίμνος (medímnos, “measure, bushel”), Ancient Greek μέδεσθαι (médesthai, “care for”), Old Armenian միտ (mit, “mind”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 47 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-08-23MBEINTU
- 2026-08-08MEILTUV
- 2026-07-02MEGILNT
- 2026-06-24TACEMNP
- 2026-06-11EGLMOTY
- 2026-05-09TAEGHIM
- 2026-03-20MACDEHT
- 2026-02-19MACEHIT
- 2026-02-11METIFNY
- 2026-01-13MEYTLIN
- 2025-11-15METOIGN
- 2025-11-07TCZVIEM
+35 earlier appearances in the archive.