adeem

English

Etymology

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

Verb

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

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

Related terms

• ademption

Anagrams

• Meade, Medea, edema, meade