Thu Oct 07, 2004 4:12 pm
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.
2. To reward. [R. & Obs.] --Chapman.
“I know all those people that were in the film [...] But that’s when they were young and strong and full of life, you know?”