Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To take the place of or take precedence over.
- intransitive verb To take action to prevent (an event or other action) from happening; forestall.
- intransitive verb To take action to prevent (another) from acting.
- intransitive verb To acquire or take for oneself before others; appropriate.
- intransitive verb To gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially to settle on (public land) so as to obtain the right to buy before others.
- intransitive verb To make a preemptive bid in bridge.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To secure, as land, by preemption; establish a claim to; appropriate.
- To take up land by preëmption.
- noun A right to preëmpt; a preëmptive right.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb To settle upon (public land) with a right of preemption, as under the laws of the United States; to take by preëmption.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive to
appropriate something (before someone else does) - verb transitive to
displace something, or takeprecedence over something - verb bridge, intransitive to make a preemptive bid at
bridge
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
- verb make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge
- verb acquire for oneself before others can do so
- verb take the place of or have precedence over
- verb gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)
- noun a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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One way to preempt is simply to be first to market.
The battle for the future of the social web | FactoryCity 2008
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"your wrong its called preempt and it set the traffic ..."
Yanko Design 2010
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If the United States believes that there's a potential threat out there, should it preempt, which is a relatively different strategy from earlier U.S. presidents?
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Obama's advisors explain that the president's moves are designed to "preempt" the resurgent Republicans -- just like Bill Clinton preempted the Gingrich crowd by announcing "the era of big government is over" and then tacking right.
Robert Reich: The Big Economic Story, and Why Obama Isn't Telling It Robert Reich 2010
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Obama's advisors explain that the president's moves are designed to "preempt" the resurgent Republicans -- just like Bill Clinton preempted the Gingrich crowd by announcing "the era of big government is over" and then tacking right.
Robert Reich: The Big Economic Story, and Why Obama Isn't Telling It Robert Reich 2010
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Obama's advisors explain that the president's moves are designed to "preempt" the resurgent Republicans -- just like Bill Clinton preempted the Gingrich crowd by announcing "the era of big government is over" and then tacking right.
Robert Reich: The Big Economic Story, and Why Obama Isn't Telling It Robert Reich 2010
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During debate about the House version of the financial reform bill, Representative Melissa Bean was pilloried by progressives for her efforts to allow federal regulations created by the Consumer Financial Protection Agency to "preempt" stronger state standards.
Harry Moroz: Don't Make Health Care Reform Like Financial Reform 2010
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Obama's advisors explain that the president's moves are designed to "preempt" the resurgent Republicans -- just like Bill Clinton preempted the Gingrich crowd by announcing "the era of big government is over" and then tacking right.
Robert Reich: The Big Economic Story, and Why Obama Isn't Telling It Robert Reich 2010
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Obama's advisors explain that the president's moves are designed to "preempt" the resurgent Republicans -- just like Bill Clinton preempted the Gingrich crowd by announcing "the era of big government is over" and then tacking right.
Robert Reich: The Big Economic Story, and Why Obama Isn't Telling It Robert Reich 2010
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Thus, we conclude the system of claims 1-8,29, and 31-33 cover "preempt" every substantial practical application of the abstract idea.
Archive 2008-07-01 Peter Zura 2008
shanvrolijk commented on the word preempt
To compete on wide-bandwidth infrastructure, as Jawwal (Paltel’s mobile division) has tried to do, it must not be preempted by rival Israeli telecom operators using settlements as placement for transmission towers to which Jawwal has no access. With peace, Paltel and Israeli telecommunications companies could partner in the Gulf.
February 9, 2018