preempt
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Back-formation from preemption.
Verb[edit]
preempt (third-person singular simple present preempts, present participle preempting, simple past and past participle preempted)
- (transitive) To appropriate something (before someone else does). (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (transitive) To displace something, or take precedence over something. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (transitive) To secure (land, etc.) by the right of preemption.
- (bridge, intransitive) To make a preemptive bid at bridge.
Synonyms[edit]
- (supersede sth): ninja (internet slang)
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to appropriate something
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to displace something
to make a preemptive bid
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Noun[edit]
preempt (plural preempts)
- (bridge) A preemptive bid.