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Bookmark or Share- PREEMPT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.comto acquire or appropriate before someone else; take for oneself; arrogate: a political issue preempted by the opposition party. to take the place of because of priorities, reconsideration, rescheduling, etc.; supplant: The special newscast preempted the usual television program.
- Preempt Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. : to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption. 2. : to seize upon to the exclusion of others : take for oneself. the movement was then preempted by a lunatic fringe. 3. a. : to replace with something considered to be of greater value or priority : take precedence over.
- preempt verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...1 preempt something to prevent something from happening by taking action to stop it Her departure preempted any further questions. A good training course will preempt many problems. The government announced it had preempted a coup attempt.
- PRE-EMPTED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionaryto do or say something before someone so that you make their words or actions unnecessary or not effective: The minister held a press conference in order to pre-empt criticism in the newspapers. You need to be prepared and preempt the impact of the change before it happens. US.
- PREEMPT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionaryto prevent something from happening by taking action first: State laws preempted local governments from restricting newspaper displays. If a broadcast is preempted, it is replaced by another, usually more important broadcast: One station preempted its Friday night schedule to televise the high school playoffs.
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