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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Merit \Mer"it\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Merited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Meriting}.] [F. m['e]riter, L. meritare, v. intens. fr. merere. See {Merit}, noun]
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
meriting
adjective: having sufficient worth; "an idea worth considering"; "a cause deserving or meriting support"; "the deserving poor" (often used ironically) [syn: {deserving(p)}, {meriting(p)}, {worth(p)}]
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