verb
definition
To deserve, to earn.
example
Her performance merited wild applause.
definition
To be deserving or worthy.
example
They were punished as they merited.
definition
To reward.
Examples of meriting in a Sentence
The well-known sentence of Carlyle, that it is "as far as possible from meriting its high reputation," is in strictness justified, for all Thiers's historical work is marked by extreme inaccuracy, by prejudice which passes the limits of accidental unfairness, and by an almost complete indifference to the merits as compared with the successes of his heroes.
Mexico may be said to have no navy, the ten small vessels in commission in 1908 hardly meriting such a designation.
The breached dam at the foot of the NW ridge was also an impressive sight, meriting a few photos.
Acai supplements, made from the South American acai berry, are one of the most popular supplements meriting their own navigation tab.