Webtransitive verb. 1. : to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption. 2. : to seize upon to the exclusion of others : take for oneself. the movement was then preempted by a lunatic …

Webto prevent something from happening by taking action first: State laws preempted local governments from restricting newspaper displays. If a broadcast is preempted, it is …

Webuk / ˌpriːˈempt / us / ˌpriːˈempt /. to do or say something before someone so that you make their words or actions unnecessary or not effective: The minister held a press conference …

Webpreempt 1. To lay claim to for oneself or as one's right: appropriate, arrogate, assume, commandeer, seize, take, usurp. 2. To cause to be busy or in use:

Webto acquire or appropriate before someone else; take for oneself; arrogate: a political issue preempted by the opposition party. to take the place of because of priorities, …

Webnoun a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding synonyms: pre-empt, preemptive bid see more verb 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” synonyms: displace

Web24/11/2022 · (priˈɛmpt ), ˈpre-empt (priˈɛmpt ) US verb transitive 1. to acquire (public land) by preemption 2. to seize before anyone else can, excluding others; appropriate …

Web1 a : of or relating to preemption b : having power to preempt 2 of a bid in bridge : higher than necessary and intended to shut out bids by the opponents 3 : giving a stockholder …

WebTo acquire or appropriate (something) To prevent something from happening or taking place Get a head start Verb To acquire or appropriate (something) seize appropriate expropriate commandeer take arrogate usurp annexe UK annex US confiscate sequester acquire assume convert press pirate secure accroach occupy obtain take over take possession of

Webpreemptible. [ pree- emp-t uh-b uhl ] SHOW IPA. adjective. able to be supplanted, taken over, or appropriated:These advertising spots cost half as much because they are more preemptible, among other reasons. A preemptible resource can be involuntarily and temporarily removed from a task without affecting the task's execution state or result.