Complete Definition of "preempt"

English

Verb
en-verb

  1. transitive to appropriate something (before someone else does)
  2. transitive to displace something, or take precedence over something
  3. intransitive to make a preemptive bid at bridge

Alternative spellings
pre-empt
preëmpt

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