Mete

/mˈiːt/

/ˈmɛtə/, /ˈmit/

Mete

a line that indicates a boundary

synonyms : border

Examples

1. Ironically, the compensation was meted out in a very unusual way.

2. Punishment sometimes had to be meted out.

3. Stalin’s mother, Ekaterina, also meted out punishment on the boy, but was generally protective of him.

4. The cruel punishments meted out to those who refuse to serve in a nation’s draft continued well past the First World War.