PREEMPTED

Verb

preempted

simple past tense and past participle of preempt

Anagrams

• perempted

Source: Wiktionary


PREEMPT

Pre*ƫmpt", v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Preƫmpted; p. pr. & vb. n. Preƫmpting.] Etym: [See Preƫmption.]

Definition: To settle upon (public land) with a right of preemption, as under the laws of the United States; to take by preƫmption.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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