Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

addeem

/əˈdiːm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ad-deem
IPA: /əˈdiːm/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To adjudge; to try, test.

Archaic; Transitive verb

verb

To deem; think; judge; esteem; account; determine; be of an opinion.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"So unto him they did addeeme the prise Of all that Tryumph."
"Legacy is not addeemed by gift before execution of will."
"Their priests addeemed this blessed by pagan gods."

Etymology

From Middle English *ademen, from Old English ādēman (“to judge, adjudge, doom, deem, try, adjudicate”); equivalent to a- + deem.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *ademen, ādēman

Usage

Inflected Forms

addeems (present, singular) addeeming (participle, present) addeemed (participle, past) addeemed (past)

Rhymes With

team a team seem dream prime supreme cream stream on stream extreme scheme steam

Questions

How do you pronounce addeem?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈdiːm/.
What does addeem mean?: To adjudge; to try, test.
Where does addeem come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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