WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•deem
(ə dēm′),USA pronunciation v.t. [Law.]
- Lawmakingto revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- Latin adimere to take away, deprive of, confiscate, equivalent. to ad- ad- + -imere, combining form of emere to take, buy; spelling, spelled conformed to redeem
- 1835–45