Definition for Preempt:

• To secure in advance; gain the right of previous purchase.

Synonyms for Preempt:

• v.

  •acquire (verb)
  • appropriate,
  • obtain.
  •arrogate (verb)
  • accroached,
  • accroaches.
  •assume (verb)
  • gets fingers on,
  • grabbing hold of,
  • grabs hold of,
  • moonlighted requisition,
  • claps hands on,
  • kipes,
  • getting fingers on,
  • gloms onto,
  • clapped hands on,
  • kiping,
  • glomming onto,
  • grabbed hold of,
  • gotten hands on,
  • gat fingers on,
  • gat hands on,
  • took over,
  • getting hands on,
  • gets hands on,
  • kiped,
  • moonlighting requisition,
  • got hands on,
  • takes over,
  • gotten fingers on,
  • got fingers on,
  • glommed onto,
  • moonlights requisition,
  • clapping hands on.
  •confiscate (verb)
  • glom to,
  • gloms to,
  • possessed oneself of,
  • gloms on to,
  • glommed to,
  • confisticated,
  • confisticates,
  • glomming to,
  • possesses of,
  • glomming on to,
  • confisticating,
  • possessing oneself of,
  • possesses oneself of,
  • glommed on to,
  • possessing of.
  •expropriate (verb)
  • deprives of property,
  • dis possesses,
  • dis possessing,
  • dis possessed,
  • depriving of property,
  • deprive property,
  • deprived of property,
  • dis possess,
  • dis-possess,
  • depriving property,
  • deprived property,
  • dis-possessing,
  • dis-possessed,
  • deprives property,
  • dis-possesses.
  •possession (verb)
  • preempt.
  •take (verb)
  • running off with,
  • mis-appropriated,
  • running with,
  • mis appropriates,
  • hauls in,
  • carries off,
  • mis-appropriating,
  • mis-appropriate,
  • mis appropriating,
  • carrying off,
  • runs off with,
  • runs with,
  • hauling in,
  • mis-appropriates,
  • mis appropriated,
  • mis appropriate.
  •take over in place of another (verb)
  • anticipate,
  • annex,
  • sequester,
  • bump.
  •usurp (verb)
  • infringes upon,
  • working in,
  • squeezes in,
  • dis placing,
  • lays hold of,
  • infringing up on,
  • infringed upon,
  • elbows in,
  • dis-placed,
  • infringe up on,
  • dis-place,
  • worming in,
  • dis place,
  • wrought in,
  • squeezing in,
  • dis-placing,
  • infringes up on,
  • infringed up on,
  • elbowing in,
  • squeezed in,
  • dis placed,
  • wormed in,
  • works in,
  • infringing upon,
  • worms in,
  • elbowed in,
  • dis-places,
  • muscled in,
  • muscles in,
  • dis places,
  • muscling in.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • monopolize,
  • usurp.
  •
  • occupy,
  • action,
  • tie up,
  • used.
  •
  • seize.
  •
  • engage.
  •
  • take.
  •arrogate
  • Accroach,
  • accroaching.
  •take
  • haul in,
  • run off with,
  • ran off with,
  • run with,
  • ran with,
  • carried off,
  • carry off,
  • hauled in.

Paraphrases for Preempt:

• Independent

  • Verb, base form
    prevent, anticipate, forestall, deter, avert, frustrate, prejudge, replace, replacing, predict, supersede.

Antonyms for Preempt:

• v.

  • take over in place of another
    doubt, keep, lose, give, fail, forfeit, relinquish, refuse, surrender, reject, offer.

Hyponym for Preempt:

• v.

  • possession
    bid, acquire, get, call.