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Showing words for MERITED using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Merited

demerit, dimeter, merited, mitered, retimed

6 Letter Words for Merited

determ, dieter, emerit, itemed, metier, reedit, reemit, remeid, retied, retime, tedier, termed, tiered, tremie

5 Letter Words for Merited

demit, deter, dimer, diter, edite, eider, eimer, ermit, merde, mered, merit, meted, meter, mired, miter, mtier, remet, remit, retem, retie, rimed, temed, timed, timer, tired, treed, tride, tried

4 Letter Words for Merited

deem, deer, deet, deme, demi, dere, derm, deti, diem, dier, diet, dime, dire, dirt, dite, dree, drie, edit, eide, eire, emer, emir, emit, ered, erie, erme, idee, idem, ired, item, iter, mede, meed, meer, meet, merd, mere, meri, mete, mide, mird, mire, mite, rede, reed, reem, reet, reim, reit, retd, rete, ride, riem, rime, rite, teed, teem, teer, teme, term, tide, tied, tier, time, tire, tree, trid, trie, trim

3 Letter Words for Merited

dee, dei, dem, der, det, die, dim, dir, dit, eer, eir, eme, erd, ere, ert, ide, ire, itd, med, mee, mei, mer, met, mid, mir, mit, mrd, mri, mtd, red, ree, rei, rem, rid, rie, rim, rit, rte, rti, tdr, ted, tee, tem, ter, tid, tie, tim, tri, trm

Definitions for Merited

[1] claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
[2] something that deserves or justifies a reward or commendation; a commendable quality, act, etc.: The book's only merit is its sincerity.
[3] merits, the inherent rights and wrongs of a matter, as a lawsuit, unobscured by procedural details, technicalities, personal feelings, etc.: The case will be decided on its merits alone.
[4] Often merits. the state or fact of deserving; desert: to treat people according to their merits.
[5] Roman Catholic Church . worthiness of spiritual reward, acquired by righteous acts made under the influence of grace.
[6] Obsolete . something that is deserved, whether good or bad.
[7] to be worthy of; deserve.
[8] Chiefly Theology . to acquire merit.
[9] based on merit: a merit raise of $25 a week.
[10] worth or superior quality; excellence work of great merit
[11] (often plural) a deserving or commendable quality or act judge him on his merits
[12] Christianity spiritual credit granted or received for good works
[13] the fact or state of deserving; desert
[14] an obsolete word for reward
[15] (tr) to be worthy of; deserve he merits promotion

Words related to Merited

meritwarranted, fitting, fit, deserved, justified, due, proper, rightful

Words nearby Merited

meritmerionethshire, merisis, meristem, meristematic, meristic, merit, merit badge, merit pay, merit system, meritocracy, meritocrat

Origin of Merited

1175–1225; Middle English < Latin meritum act worthy of praise (or blame), noun use of neuter of meritus, past participle of merēre to earn

Other words from Merited

mer·it·ed·ly , adverb
mer·it·less , adjective
half-mer·it·ed , adjective
o·ver·mer·it , verb
pre·mer·it , verb (used with object)
self-mer·it , noun
un·mer·it·ed , adjective
un·mer·it·ed·ly , adverb
well-mer·it·ed , adjective

Word origin for Merited

C13: via Old French from Latin meritum reward, desert, from merēre to deserve

Synonyms for Merited

deserved, fit, fitting, justified, warranted, due, proper, rightful