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Definition of empt in English English dictionary

pre empt
make a high opening bid in order to prevent the opponents from bidding effectively
pre empt
acquire or appropriate in advance. - N. Amer. acquire by pre-emption
pre empt
take action in order to prevent (an attack or other anticipated event) happening; forestall
pre-empt
pre-empt pre-empts pre-empting pre-empted in AM, usually use preempt If you pre-empt an action, you prevent it from happening by doing something which makes it unnecessary or impossible. You can pre-empt pain by taking a painkiller at the first warning sign He pre-empted any decision to sack him + pre-emption pre-emption Pre-emption was the only method of averting defeat
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