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Preempt

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Noun

1. pre-empt, preempt, preemptive bid

a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding

Verb

2. preempt

acquire for oneself before others can do so

3. displace, preempt

take the place of or have precedence over

Example Sentences:
'live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour'
'discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor'

4. preempt

gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)

5. preempt

make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Preempt

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verb transitive
1. 
to acquire (public land) by preemption
2. 
to seize before anyone else can, excluding others; appropriate beforehand
3.  Radio and Television
to replace (a regularly scheduled program)
verb intransitive
4.  Bridge
to make a preemptive bid
noun
5.  Bridge
a preemptive bid

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Preempt

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v. pre·empt·ed, pre·empt·ing, pre·empts
v.tr.
1. To take the place of or take precedence over: Discussion of the water shortage will preempt the other topics on this week's agenda.
2.
a. To take action to prevent (an event or other action) from happening; forestall: "The [Joint] Chiefs ... proposed the use of nuclear weapons to preempt China's anticipated attack on Formosa" (James Carroll).
b. To take action to prevent (another) from acting.
3.
a. To acquire or take for oneself before others; appropriate: "I've preempted the forward compartment [of the boat] with two berths shaped like a V ... to make myself a double bunk" (Joan Gould).
b. To gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially to settle on (public land) so as to obtain the right to buy before others.
v.intr.
Games
To make a preemptive bid in bridge.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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