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). (Can we add an example for this sense?)
2. (transitive) To displace something, or take precedence over something. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. (transitive) To secure (land, etc.) by the right of preemption.
4. (bridge, intransitive) To make a preemptive bid at bridge.

Synonyms

• (supersede sth): ninja (internet slang)

Derived terms

• preemptive
• preemptor
• preemptory

Translations

to appropriate something

• German: zuvorkommen, vorgreifen

to displace something

to make a preemptive bid

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• Arabic: يستبق‎ m

Noun

preempt (plural preempts)

1. (bridge) A preemptive bid.

Anagrams

• perempt