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Meanings of preempt in English

Portuguese
substituir
Spanish
reemplazar

Take the place of or have precedence over.

        substituir

        A high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding.

              Usage of preempt in English
              1
              According to them, it attempts to preempt state laws that regulate chemicals.
              The Guardian
              2
              An ability to preempt minor problems should also be used in moderation.
              The South African
              3
              For too long, our system retarded aggressive measures to preempt terrorist attacks.
              War by other means: an insider's account of the war on terror
              4
              But the banks want to preempt such measures with their own reforms.
              Reuters
              5
              Obama must be careful not to preempt Congress, or risk a backlash.
              Reuters
              6
              Don't just react to your adversary's moves; predict them and preempt them.
              The Master Algorithm
              7
              They accused sponsors of the resolution of seeking to preempt her findings.
              Reuters
              8
              The philosopher has no prescriptive right to preempt the field of ethics.
              A Handbook of Ethical Theory
              9
              Can a massive database of information on Americans really preempt terrorist attacks?
              Wired
              10
              I won't preempt the outcome of that particular process, he said.
              The Guardian
              11
              As a result, people are starting to preempt that, Barratt said.
              The Irish Times
              12
              Sure enough, despite her attempt to preempt semantic criticism, such criticism quickly appeared.
              Wired
              13
              Acts of Congress, treaties and the Constitution can preempt state laws.
              Reuters
              14
              And both emphasize self-regulation -to Brownell, an effort to preempt government standards.
              Reuters
              15
              She must preempt them: She must write and protest her innocence.
              The lady elizabeth
              16
              Someone is trying to preempt the snakes, Diaz said with satisfaction.
              Imperfect Sword
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              Translations for preempt
              Portuguese
              substituir
              Spanish
              reemplazar
              Preempt through the time
              Preempt across language varieties
              United States of America
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