Associations to the word «Mete»

Wiktionary

METE, verb. (transitive) (archaic) (poetic) (dialectal) To measure.
METE, verb. (transitive) (usually with “out”) To dispense, measure (out), allot (especially punishment, reward etc.).
METE, noun. A boundary or other limit; a boundary-marker; mere.
METE OUT, verb. To distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out

Dictionary definition

METE, noun. A line that indicates a boundary.

Wise words

Don't you know this, that words are doctors to a diseased temperment?
Aeschylus