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verb (used with object)
1.
to occupy (land) in order to establish a prior right to buy.
2.
to acquire or appropriate before someone else; take for oneself; arrogate: a political issue preempted by the opposition party.
3.
to take the place of because of priorities, reconsideration, rescheduling, etc.; supplant: The special newscast preempted the usual television program.
verb (used without object)
4.
Bridge. to make a preemptive bid.
5.
to forestall or prevent (something anticipated) by acting first; preclude; head off: an effort to preempt inflation.
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Pre-empt
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
noun
6.
Bridge. a preemptive bid.
Also, pre-empt.
Related forms
pre·emp·ti·ble, adjective
un·pre·empt·ed, adjective
Synonyms
1. claim, appropriate, usurp.
1. claim, appropriate, usurp.
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