Aaron Lynch registered 1-03 on his Championship debut as Colm O'Rourke's new look Meath started their Tailteann Cup campaign with a confidence boosting win.
The Royals hadn't recorded a win since early February and were surprisingly knocked out of the Leinster championship by Offaly but will hope they have turned a corner with this commanding 11-point victory.
An unfamiliar team containing three debutants - Trim man Lynch, goalkeeper Sean Brennan and U-20 Conor Gray - led by three at half-time and took over in the second-half to leave themselves in a strong position in Group 2.
Jordan Morris impressed for Meath too with four points, all from play, while substitute Thomas O'Reilly did his hopes of inclusion from the start against Waterford in Round 2 no harm with three late scores.
Morris only blotted his copybook in the very last play of the game when he picked up his second yellow card for a tangle that left Shane O'Connell, also booked, with a ripped jersey.
Newcomer Lynch will have fond memories of the occasion, his well taken goal early in the second-half putting Meath eight points clear at that stage and all but breaking the back of Tipp's challenge.
David Power's side will return to action on May 21 when they play Down at home.
O'Rourke went with a bold team selection that included, aside from the debutants, three more players - Adam O'Neill, Michael Flood and Sean Coffey - who only made their first Championship starts against Offaly last month.
There was no indication of instant chemistry between the new and established Meath players, however, as Tipp opened with the first three points of the game, goalkeeper Michael O'Reilly striding forward to convert two placed balls.
In all, Meath altered a third of their team following the two-point defeat to the Faithful with goalkeeper Brennan, midfielders Ronan Jones and Gray and attackers Jack O'Connor and Lynch coming in.
Tipp were more settled with only midfielder Paudie Feehan and attacker Mikey O'Shea coming into the lineup, replacing Mark Russell and Emmet Moloney.
The hosts settled after the slow start and fought back to level terms at 0-03 apiece in the 18th minute.
The pick of the early Meath scores was a Morris point in the 16th minute off his weaker right foot following a little trickery to find space.
In a low scoring encounter, four Meath points in a row between the 24th and 35th minutes from Gray, Morris, O'Connor and Lynch proved significant and propelled the Division 2 outfit into a 0-07 to 0-03 half-time lead.
In truth, it was a low quality, forgettable opening half with Tipp scoring just a point from open play, a score that originated with a terrible kick-pass by Meath's Jack Flynn to Paudie Feehan.
Tipp's cautious approach and extra bodies behind the ball made it difficult for Meath to penetrate them but O'Rourke will still have expected more from his misfiring team.
Meath restarted with a couple of points from Jack O'Connor and Morris but it wasn't until the 43rd minute that the game swung decisively in their favour.
Full-back Ryan did brilliantly to deny Stephen Quirke a goal with a last ditch block and, moments later, Meath registered a point at the other end through Morris.
They grabbed a goal then when the resulting kick-out went astray and a series of speedy hand-passes found Lynch in the clear.
Suddenly Meath led 1-10 to 0-05 and were in a far more comfortable position.
Anything other than a Meath win never looked to be on the cards after that with O'Reilly delivering three more points after coming on while Mathew Costello took his tally to 0-03 for the evening also.
Meath: Sean Brennan; Adam O'Neill, Ronan Ryan, Michael Flood; Donal Keogan (0-01), Padraic Harnan, Sean Coffey; Ronan Jones, Conor Gray (0-01); Cillian O'Sullivan, Jack Flynn (0-01f), Jack O'Connor (0-02); Jordan Morris (0-04), Mathew Costello (0-03, 2f), Aaron Lynch (1-03, 0-01f, 0-01m).
Subs: Thomas O'Reilly (0-03) for Flynn h/t, Harry O'Higgins for O'Neill 50, Daithi McGowan for Jones 59, Cathal Hickey for O'Connor 59, Donal Lenihan (0-01) for O'Sullivan 60.
Tipperary: Michael O'Reilly (0-02, 1f, 1 '45); Willie Eviston, Jimmy Feehan, Shane O'Connell; Kevin Fahey, Colm O'Shaughnessy, Keith Ryan; Paudie Feehan, Colman Kennedy (0-01); Cathal Deely, Jack Kennedy (0-03, 1 '45), Teddy Doyle; Steven O'Brien (0-02, 1m), Stephen Quirke, Mikey O'Shea.
Subs: Rory Collins for Deely 10, Sean O'Connor for O'Brien h/t, Mark Russell (0-02, 1f) for Doyle 46, Liam McGrath (0-01) for O'Shea 46, Conall Kennedy for P Feehan 59.
Referee: Brendan Griffin (Kerry)
