preempt
verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026
gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)
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Senses
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make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge
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acquire for oneself before others can do so
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take the place of or have precedence over
Classifications
Cognitive
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Automation
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Variants
- synonym
- displace
- pasttense
- preempted
- presentparticiple
- preempting
- thirdpersonsingular
- preempts
- pastparticiple
- preempted