pre-empting

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• pre-empt — [[t]priː e̱mpt[/t]] pre empts, pre empting, pre empted VERB If you pre empt an action, you prevent it from happening by doing something which makes it unnecessary or impossible. [V n] You can pre empt pain by taking a painkiller at the first… …   English dictionary

• pre-empt — UK [priːˈempt] / US [prɪˈempt] verb [transitive] Word forms pre empt : present tense I/you/we/they pre empt he/she/it pre empts present participle pre empting past tense pre empted past participle pre empted to do or say something that stops… …   English dictionary

• pre-emptive — adj. 1 pre empting; serving to pre empt. 2 (of military action) intended to prevent attack by disabling the enemy (a pre emptive strike). 3 Bridge (of a bid) intended to be high enough to discourage further bidding …   Useful english dictionary

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