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preempt::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pre-empt, preemptive bid |
| Type of | bidding, bid |
preempt::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | displace |
| Type of | replace, supersede, supervene upon, supplant |
live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour.
discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor.
Examples of preempt
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Jordan cut fuel taxes and imposed price caps on sugar and rice to preempt unrest.
From the online.wsj.com
That would preempt lawsuits currently underway or about to begin in state courts.
From the washingtonpost.com
I offer that here so as to preempt a flood of responses one way or the other.
From the theatlantic.com
One way to preempt this behavior is to give the child a series of jobs to do.
From the kansas.com
You never have a chance to preempt problems because OS X is so good at hiding them.
From the techcrunch.com
The amendment also makes clear that it does not preempt more protective state laws.
From the forbes.com
State Rep. Paul Costa, D-Wilkins, introduced legislation to preempt the levy.
From the post-gazette.com
He sought to preempt any threat against his independence posed by the German kings.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It acted to preempt others from using the term smartbook to describe their products.
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- Acquire for oneself before others can do so
- Preemptive bid: a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
- 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"
- Gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)
- Make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge
- (preemption) the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
- Preempt (also spelled "Pre-empt") is a bid in contract bridge whose primary objectives are (1) to thwart opponents ability to bid to their best contract, with some safety, and (2) to fully describe one's hand to one's partner in a single bid. A preemptive bid is usually made by jumping, i.e. ...
- (Preemption (computing)) In computing, preemption (sometimes pre-emption) is the act of temporarily interrupting a task being carried out by a computer system, without requiring its cooperation, and with the intention of resuming the task at a later time. ...
- To appropriate something (before someone else does); to displace something, or take precedence over something; to make a preemptive bid at bridge
