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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Mete \Mete\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Meted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Meting}.] [AS. metan; akin to D. meten, G. messen, OHG. mezzan, Icel. meta, Sw. m[84]ta, Goth. mitan, L. modus measure, moderation, modius a corn measure, Gr. [?] to rule, [?] a corn measure, and ultimately from the same root as E. measure, L. metiri to measure; cf. Skr. m[be] to measure. [root]99. Cf. {Measure}, {Meet}, a., {Mode}.] To find the quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by any rule or standard; to measure. | |
