mete

1. (transitive, usually with “out”) To dispense, measure in order to dispense, allot (especially punishment, reward etc.).Examples: "Match'd with an agèd wife, I mete and dole Unequal laws unto a savage race"; "Every generation metes out substantially the same punishment to those who fall far below and those who rise high above its standards."; "For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again."transitiveusually