preempt

English

Etymology

Back-formation from preemption.

Alternative forms

• pre-empt
• preëmpt

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

Derived terms

• preemptive
• preemptor
• preemptory

Anagrams

• perempt