Associations to the word «Mete»

Wiktionary

METE, verb. (transitive) (archaic) (poetic) (dialectal) To measure.
METE, verb. (transitive) (usually with “out”) To dispense, measure (out), allot (especially punishment, reward etc.).
METE, noun. A boundary or other limit; a boundary-marker; mere.
METE OUT, verb. To distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out

Dictionary definition

METE, noun. A line that indicates a boundary.

Wise words

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.
Friedrich Nietzsche