preempt

1. (перехідне)To appropriate first.

   He preempted that hill to be its king.

   zuvorkommen, vorgreifen, in Beschlag nehmen

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

   Floppy disks were preempted by CDs.

   ersetzen, verdrängen

   take the place of or have precedence over

3. (перехідне)To prevent or beat to the punch, to forestall an expected occurrence by acting first.

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

5. (неперехідне)To make a preemptive bid at bridge.

   höher bieten

   make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge

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