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Definition of merit verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

merit

 verb
verb
NAmE//ˈmɛrət//
 
(not used in the progressive tenses) merit (doing) somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they merit
 
 he / she / it merits
 
 past simple merited
 
 
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(formal) to do something to deserve praise, attention, etc. synonym deserve He claims that their success was not merited. The case does not merit further investigation.
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