Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for METE
METE, v.t. [Sax. metan, ametan, gemetan; D. meeten; G. messen; Sw. mäta; Sp. medir; L. metior; Gr. μετρεω; W. meidraw; Ch. and Heb. מדד, to measure; Ar. مَدَّ madda, to extend. See Measure, and Class Md, No. 2.]
To measure; to ascertain quantity, dimensions or capacity by any rule or standard. [Obsolescent.]
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