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preempt |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Preempt \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: preempt v 1: acquire by preemption 2: make a preemptive bid; in bridge
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