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v. To appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others. See Synonyms at appropriate.

v. To take the place of; displace: A special news program preempted the scheduled shows.

v. To have precedence or predominance over: Discussion of the water shortage will preempt the other topics on this week's agenda.

v. 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.

verb-intransitive. Games To make a preemptive bid in bridge.

v. to appropriate something (before someone else does)

v. to displace something, or take precedence over something

v. to make a preemptive bid at bridge

v. To settle upon (public land) with a right of preemption, as under the laws of the United States; to take by preëmption.

To secure, as land, by preemption; establish a claim to; appropriate.

To take up land by preëmption.

n. A right to preëmpt; a preëmptive right.

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

v. make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge

v. acquire for oneself before others can do so

v. take the place of or have precedence over

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

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

"One way to preempt is simply to be first to market."

preempted    preempting    preempts   

bid    bidding    call    acquire    get    replace    supplant    supersede    supercede    supervene upon   

preëmption claimant    preëmption right   

preëmpted    preëmpting    preemptory    preemptor    preemptive   

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