meetenv.
/ˈmiːtn/, U.S. /ˈmidən/, /ˈmitn/ Now archaic.
transitive. To make meet or fit (for something).
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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > suit or be suitable for [verb (transitive)] > make or select as appropriate to > make suitable
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1807 C. Winter in W. Jay Life (1843) 173 That you..may be richly accommodated with grace till you are meetened for glory.
1816 J. Taylor Ess. in Rhyme 165 If she be meeten'd for that world of light: Where are her fondest, best affections plac'd?
1853 Three Serm. on Death of Rev. E. Tottenham 71 Meetened by the same Holy Spirit.
1879 A. Reed Alice Bridge 272 These trials will meeten us for whatever the future unfolds.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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