| VERB | possession | preempt | acquire for oneself before others can do so |
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| social | preempt, displace | take the place of or have precedence over | |
| possession | preempt | gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land) | |
| possession | preempt | make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge | |
| NOUN | communication | preempt, preemptive bid, pre-empt | a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding |
| Sounds | priy'eh.mpt | |
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| Rhymes | attempt ... unkempt: 6 rhymes with ehmpt... | |
| Meaning | A high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding. | |
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| Synonyms | preemptive bid, pre-empt | |
| Broader | bid, bidding | (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make |
| Meaning | acquire for oneself before others can do so. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | get, acquire | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
| Spanish | adelantarse | |
| Adjectives | preemptive, pre-emptive | designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence |
| Nouns | preemption | a prior appropriation of something |
| preemption | the right to purchase something in advance of others | |
| preemptor | someone who acquires land by preemption | |
| Meaning | Take the place of or have precedence over. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
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| Synonym | displace | |
| Broader | supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon | Take the place or move into the position of |
| Spanish | reemplazar, remplazar | |
| Meaning | Gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land) . | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | get, acquire | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
| Spanish | adelantarse | |
| Meaning | make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | bridge | Any of various card games based on whist for four players |
| Broader | bid, call | make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands |
| Adjectives | preemptive, pre-emptive | designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence |
| Nouns | preemptor | a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid |
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