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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["a]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[=a] to measure. [root]99. Cf. Measure, Meet, a., Mode.]

To find the quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by any rule or standard; to measure.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Mete \Mete\, v. i. To measure. [Obs.]

--Mark iv. 24.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Mete \Mete\, n. [AS. met. See Mete to measure.]

Measure; limit; boundary; -- used chiefly in the plural, and in the phrase metes and bounds.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Mete \Mete\, n. Meat. [Obs.]

--Chaucer.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Mete \Mete\, v. t. & i. To meet. [Obs.]

--Chaucer.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Mete \Mete\, v. i. & t. [imp. Mette; p. p. Met.]

[AS. m?tan.]

To dream; also impersonally; as, me mette, I dreamed. [Obs.]

``I mette of him all night.'' --Chaucer.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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