meriting

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meriting - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     2. To reward. [R. & Obs.] --Chapman.
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