administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"
If someone deals out a punishment or harmful action, they punish or harm someone. a failure to deal out effective punishment to aggressors. = mete out
[ 'dE(&)l ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English deel, from Old English d[AE]l; akin to Old English dAl division, portion, Old High German teil part.