merited

SayME-rit-id/ˈmɛɹɪtɪd/

2 meanings of merited

1
verb
Simple past and past participle of merit. Use this form for something that happened earlier or after "have."
Her steady effort merited a generous bonus that year.
The team had merited every bit of the praise they got.
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2
adjective
Earned or deserved because of what someone did.
Like a gold star you truly earned, not one given for free.
The prize felt merited after all her practice.
He got a merited break once the project was done.
Similardeserved, warranted, justified, earned
Oppositeundeserved, unwarranted, unjustified
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merited is a form of merit

merit, verb: To deserve something because of what you have done. Full entry

Forms: meritmerits he/she/itmeriting -ing formmerited past tense, past participle
Spelling: merit → merited: add -ed
Sound: The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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