| 单词 | mete out |
| 释义 | mete outphrasal verb To mete out a punishment means to order that someone should be punished in a certain way. [formal] This provided an illustrative example of how justice was meted out to the localpopulation at the time. [VERB PARTICLE noun] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE]More Synonyms of mete out See full dictionary entry for meteSynonyms of 'mete out'distribute, portion, assign, administer More Synonyms of mete out (verb) Definition to impose or deal out something, usually something unpleasant An examiner arrived to mete out justice. Synonyms distribute He began to distribute jobs among his friends. portion assign Later in the year, she'll assign them research papers. administer The doctor came to watch the nurses administer the medications. ration I had a flask so I rationed out cups of tea. dispense They had already dispensed £40,000 in grants. allot We were allotted half an hour to address the committee. dole out share out apportion They are even-handed in apportioning the blame. deal out measure out parcel out divide out Additional synonymsin the sense of administer The doctor came to watch the nurses administer the medications. Synonyms dispense, give, share, provide, apply, distribute, assign, allocate, allot, dole out, apportion, deal out in the sense of allot Definition to assign as a share or for a particular purpose We were allotted half an hour to address the committee. Synonyms assign, allocate, designate, set aside, earmark, mete, share out, apportion, budget, appropriatein the sense of apportion Definition to divide out in shares They are even-handed in apportioning the blame. Synonyms divide, share, deal, distribute, assign, allocate, dispense, give out, allot, mete out, dole out, measure out, parcel out, ration out Nearby words of |
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