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meat (MEET) (noun)
The flesh of an animal used as food which often refers specifically to the flesh of mammals or birds, instead of the flesh of fish: The soup can be made with meat, chicken, or vegetables.
meet (MEET) (verb)
1. To see and to speak to someone for the first time: Norman and Jillian wanted to meet each other in the linguistics class at their university.
2. To come together in order to talk about or to discuss something: Fay wants to meet Ingrid downtown tomorrow to deliberate on a better way to sell their products.
mete (MEET) (verb)
To give something to the people who are considered worthy of receiving it; to allot, distribute, or apportion: The legal authorities are trying to be fair as they decide to mete out punishments for the crooked politicians.

The families deserved to have the restaurant mete out a lunch where the meat would meet the taste buds of the eaters.

In Germany, a van used by a small business for preparing meals for parties, etc. was seen with the words: "Meating Point" painted on its sides.

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Word Entries at Get Words: “mete”
mete (verb), metes; meted; meting
To distribute or to give something to a person who is considered to be deserving it: The judge decided to mete out justice for the crime that the criminal committed.

Jim meted out a certain amount of money to his children every week so they would learn to spend wisely and to save for future financial needs or desires.

To allot or to distribute by a specified amount.
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To apportion by degree, as to mete out praise.
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