1. to revoke or take away a specific bequest or gift made in a will
Usage: legal/formal; third person singular present tense of 'adeem'

Examples

• The testator adeems the bequest of her jewelry by selling it before her death.
• When he adeems a specific gift, the beneficiary receives nothing in its place.
• The will adeems the promised land to the eldest son if he fails to meet certain conditions.
• She adeems the car from her nephew's inheritance due to his behavior.
• The court ruled that the executor properly adeems the stock portfolio as instructed.