preempt
/P R IY1 EH0 M P T/noun
- 1
A preemptive bid.
verb
- 1
To appropriate something (before someone else does).
- 2
To displace something, or take precedence over something.
- 3
To secure (land, etc.) by the right of preemption.
- 4
To make a preemptive bid at bridge.
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