preempt

See also: preëmpt and pre-empt

English

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Etymology

Back-formation from preemption.

Verb

preempt (third-person singular simple present preempts, present participle preempting, simple past and past participle preempted)

  1. (transitive) to appropriate something (before someone else does)
  2. (transitive) to displace something, or take precedence over something
  3. (bridge, intransitive) to make a preemptive bid at bridge

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Noun

preempt (plural preempts)

  1. (bridge) A preemptive bid.

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