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preempt (verb)

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  • preempt — pre·empt /prē empt/ vt 1 a: to acquire (land) by preemption b: to seize upon to the exclusion of others: take for oneself a senior user of a trademark could not preempt use of the mark in remote geographical markets Mesa Springs Enterprises v.… …   Law dictionary

  • preempt — pre‧empt [priːˈempt] also pre empt verb [transitive] to make what someone else has planned to do or say unnecessary, impossible, or ineffective by doing or saying something first: • The salesperson may try to pre empt the customer s objections. • …   Financial and business terms

  • preempt — verb Etymology: back formation from preemption Date: 1850 transitive verb 1. to acquire (as land) by preemption 2. to seize upon to the exclusion of others ; take for oneself < the movement was then preempted by a lunatic fringe > 3. to replace… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • preempt — verb a) to appropriate something (before someone else does) b) to displace something, or take precedence over something …   Wiktionary

  • preempt — verb 1) his action may have preempted war Syn: forestall, prevent 2) many tables were already preempted by family parties Syn: commandeer, occupy, seize, arrogate, appropriate, take over, secure, reserve …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • preempt — I noun a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding • Syn: ↑preemptive bid, ↑pre empt • Hypernyms: ↑bid, ↑bidding II verb 1. acquire for oneself before others …   Useful english dictionary

  • preempt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. commandeer, usurp, occupy, arrogate. See earliness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. acquire, seize, appropriate; see obtain 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [pree EMPT] to take the… …   English dictionary for students

  • preempt — pre|empt [ pri empt ] verb transitive 1. ) to do or say something that stops someone else s plan or action: He released a statement designed to preempt criticism. 2. ) to be broadcast instead of another planned program …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • preemption — preempt pre‧empt [priːˈempt] also pre empt verb [transitive] to make what someone else has planned to do or say unnecessary, impossible, or ineffective by doing or saying something first: • The salesperson may try to pre empt the customer s… …   Financial and business terms

  • tie up — verb Date: 1530 transitive verb 1. to attach, fasten, or bind securely; also to wrap up and fasten 2. a. to connect closely ; join < tie up the loose ends > b. to cause to be linked so as to depend on or relate to something 3 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • supercede — verb take the place or move into the position of Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left the computer has supplanted the slide rule Mary replaced Susan as the team s captain and the highest ranked player in the school • Syn: ↑supplant,… …   Useful english dictionary

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