adeem

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verb

To revoke (a legacy, grant, etc.) or to satisfy it by some other gift.

OriginLatin adimō →
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Meanings

verbadeem (third-person singular simple present adeems, present participle adeeming, simple past and past participle adeemed)

present singular third person adeems · participle present adeeming · participle past adeemed · past adeemed

  1. transitivelawTo revoke (a legacy, grant, etc.) or to satisfy it by some other gift.

Origin

  1. Latinadimō“take away”
  2. Englishadeem

From Latin adimō (“take away”), from ad (“to, towards, at”) + emō (“buy; acquire, take”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

adeem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adeem

MLA

“adeem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adeem. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adeem,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adeem.

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