preempt

See also: preëmpt and pre-empt

English

Alternative forms

• pre-empt
• preëmpt

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

Derived terms

• preemptive
• preemptor
• preemptory

Translations

Translations

• Arabic: يستبق‏‎ m

Anagrams

• perempt