mar
: to deface, disfigure, or impair in form or substance
"The scandal marred his otherwise impeccable career"
From Old English merran "to waste, spoil," also mierran; from Middle English merren "to deface, disfigure; impair in form or substance"
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mire (n.)
: deep mud, bog, marsh, swampland
"The hikers struggled through the mire after the heavy rains"
From Old English mos "bog, marsh," cognate with Old Norse myrr "bog, swamp"; from Proto-Germanic miuzja-; from PIE meus- "damp"
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mire (v.)
: to involve in difficulties; to become stuck or bogged down
"The negotiations were mired in bureaucracy"
From noun mire "deep mud, bog, marsh"; figurative sense from c. 1400
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mete
: to allot, distribute, or apportion by measure
"The judge meted out punishment in accordance to the law"
From Old English metan "to measure, ascertain the dimension or quantity of; measure out; compare; estimate the greatness or value of"; sense of "distribute or apportion by measure" from c. 1300
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