comeritv.
/ˌkəʊˈmɛrɪt/, U.S. /ˌkoʊˈmɛrət/ rare.
intransitive and transitive. To merit or earn (something) in common.
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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > merit > [verb (transitive)]
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society > morality > dueness or propriety > [verb (intransitive)] > deserve well or ill
earnOE
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1638 E. Reynolds Medit. Last Supper xii. 88 Respect..unto him who trod the wine-presse alone, without any assisting or comeriting cause.
1985 Jrnl. Amer. Ethnic Hist. 4 21 ‘By her compassion,’ Roman Catholic theologians granted, ‘Mary comerited for man all that Christ merited by His Passion.’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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- need
- need condition
- need doer
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- need one's head checked
- need one's head examined
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- need some work
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- need to have one's head checked