Definition

To divide, limit, or bound. [Obs.] Which meared her rule with Africa. Spenser.

Other Definitions

This word also has 2 other definitions:

MERE (adjective)

1. Unmixed; pure; entire; absolute; unqualified. Then entered they the mere, main sea. Chapman. The sorrows of this world would be mere and unmixed. J...

MERE (noun)

A pool or lake. Drayton. Tennyson.