Found 2 items, similar to preempt.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: preempt preempt v 1: acquire by preemption 2: make a preemptive bid
English → English (gcide) Definition: Preempt 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. [1913 Webster]