About The Word Preempt
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Preempt
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What's The Definition Of Preempt?
[v] make a preemptive bid; in bridge
[v] acquire by preemption Synonyms | Synonyms for Preempt: Related Terms | Find terms related to Preempt: accroach | adopt | annex | appropriate | arrogate | assume | colonize | commandeer | confiscate | conquer | enslave | expropriate | hog | indent | jump a claim | make free with | make use of | monopolize | occupy | overrun | preoccupy | prepossess | requisition | seize | sequester | sit on | squat on | subjugate | take | take all of | take it all | take over | take possession of | take up | usurp See Also | acquire | bid | call | get Preempt In Webster's Dictionary \Pre*["e]mpt"\ (?; 215), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.
{Pre["e]mpted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pre["e]mpting}.] [See
{Pre["e]mption}.]
To settle upon (public land) with a right of preemption, as
under the laws of the United States; to take by
pre["e]mption.
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