preempt

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Synonyms: pre-empt, pre empt

Antonyms: pre-empt, pre empt

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[appropriate]] first.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[displace]] or take the place of (by having higher [[precedence]], etc).
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[prevent]] or [[beat to the punch]], to [[forestall]] an expected occurrence by acting first.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To secure (land, etc.) by the right of [[preemption]] (purchasing before others, e.g. land because one already occupies it).
5. {{lb|en|bridge|intransitive}} To make a [[preemptive]] [[bid]] at [[bridge]].

Noun

1. {{lb|en|bridge}} A [[preemptive]] [[bid]].
2. {{lb|en|publishing}} A [[guaranteed]] [[publication]] [[deal]] contingent upon the work being immediately taken off the market and offered to nobody else.

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