- Meriting
- Merit Mer"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Merited}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Meriting}.] [F. m['e]riter, L. meritare, v. intens. fr.
merere. See {Merit}, n.]
1. To earn by service or performance; to have a right to
claim as reward; to deserve; sometimes, to deserve in a
bad sense; as, to merit punishment. ``This kindness merits
thanks.'' --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. To reward. [R. & Obs.] --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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