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Emerited vs Merited - What's the difference?

emerited | merited |

As adjectives the difference between emerited and merited

is that emerited is considered as having done sufficient public service, and therefore honourably discharged while merited is deserved.

As a verb merited is

past tense of merit.

emerited

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (obsolete) Considered as having done sufficient public service, and therefore honourably discharged.
    • (Evelyn)
    (Webster 1913)

    merited

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • deserved
    • It was a merited reward.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2014
    • , date=November 14 , author=Stephen Halliday , title=Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero , work=The Scotsman citation , page= , passage=Maloney’s moment of magic ensured they did not. For Scotland, who produced the best of what cohesive football there was on the night, it was a merited outcome.}}

    Verb

    (head)
  • (merit)

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