Definition of preempts Preempts
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What does preempts mean?
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| preempt - acquire for oneself before others can do so | ||
| acquire, get win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" | ||
| preempt - make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge | ||
| bid, call ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" | ||
| bridge any of various card games based on whist for four players | ||
| preempt - gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land) | ||
| acquire, get win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" | ||
| preempt - take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor" | ||
| displace | ||
| supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant, replace 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" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- preempt (Verb)
To appropriate something. - preempt (Verb)
To displace something, or take precedence over something. - preempt (Verb)
To make a preemptive bid at bridge.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- preempt (v. t. & i.)
To settle upon (public land) with a right of preemption, as under the laws of the United States; to take by preemption.
