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mete out
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  mete out - administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, parcel out, shell out, lot, administer, allot, dealgive - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"allot, portion, assign - give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"reallot - allot again; "They were realloted additional farm land"deal - distribute cards to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?"apply, give - give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose" |
mete outverb distribute, portion, assign, administer, ration, dispense, allot, dole out, share out, apportion, deal out, measure out, parcel out, divide out His father meted out punishment with a slipper.Translationsmete out
mete outTo distribute or dispense something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "mete" and "out." It is the Supreme Court's job to mete out justice in a situation like this.See also: outmete something outto measure something out. She meted the solution out carefully into a row of test tubes. She meted out the cookies to each of them.See also: outmete outv. To distribute and apply a measure or judgment of something: The cook meted out small portions of soup to the soldiers. Our school principal metes out strict punishment to those who break the rules. The central office gathers information and metes it out to the departments that need it.See also: outmete out
Related to mete out: incomprehensive, call on, conferred, try outSynonyms for mete outverb distributeSynonyms- distribute
- portion
- assign
- administer
- ration
- dispense
- allot
- dole out
- share out
- apportion
- deal out
- measure out
- parcel out
- divide out
Synonyms for mete outverb administer or bestow, as in small portionsSynonyms- deal out
- dish out
- dispense
- distribute
- dole out
- parcel out
- shell out
- lot
- administer
- allot
- deal
Related Words- give
- allot
- portion
- assign
- reallot
- deal
- apply
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