PRE-EMPT
verb. 1 a forestall. B appropriate in advance. 2 obtain by pre-emption. [back-formation from *pre-emption] usage pre-empt is sometimes used to mean prevent, but this is considered incorrect in standard english.
verb. 1 a forestall. B appropriate in advance. 2 obtain by pre-emption. [back-formation from *pre-emption] usage pre-empt is sometimes used to mean prevent, but this is considered incorrect in standard english.