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LEM

mereō, merēre, meruī, meritus

2 SMAR-

verb (2^nd conjugation)

to deserve, merit, be entitled to, be worthy of
to earn, acquire, gain, obtain
to get by purchase, buy, purchase
to serve for pay, serve as a soldier
to confer a favor, render service

Abbreviations

mereō uī, itus, ēre, dep. 2 SMAR-, to deserve, merit, be entitled to, be worthy of: nec minimum decus, H.: supplicium, O.: cur pereat, O.: Nil suave meritum est, no kindness has been deserved, T.: qualem meruit, Pallanta remitto, as he deserves, i. e. dead, V.: ut decoraretur: Danaūm ut caderem manu, V.: Quae merui vitio perdere cuncta meo, O.

—To earn, acquire, gain, obtain: non amplius duodecim aeris: stipendia in eo bello, i. e. served as a soldier: diadema Quirini, Iu.: odium, Cs.: aera, H.: scelus, incur, V.

—To get by purchase, buy, purchase: quid arbitramini Rheginos merere velle, ut, etc., what price do you think they would take?

—To serve for pay, serve as a soldier: complurīs annos, Cs.: triennio sub Hasdrubale, L.: equo, serve in the cavalry: pedibus, serve in the infantry, L.

—To confer a favor, render service: de re p. optime: Si bene quid de te merui, V.