preempt

preempt antonyms

give compare preempt and give
encourage compare preempt and encourage
appropriate compare preempt and appropriate
offer compare preempt and offer
relinquish compare preempt and relinquish
surrender compare preempt and surrender
cause compare preempt and cause
distribute compare preempt and distribute
hand over compare preempt and hand over
give in compare preempt and give in
let alone compare preempt and let alone
leave compare preempt and leave
allow compare preempt and allow
not take compare preempt and not take

preempt definitions

noun

  • A preemptive bid. 

verb

  • To prevent or beat to the punch, to forestall an expected occurrence by acting first. 

  • To displace or take the place of (by having higher precedence, etc). 

  • To appropriate first. 

  • To secure (land, etc.) by the right of preemption (purchasing before others, e.g. land because one already occupies it). 

  • To make a preemptive bid at bridge.