Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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preempt | Yes | No | Yes | No |
replace | No | No | Yes | No |
preempt (noun) | replace (noun) |
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a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding |
preempt (verb) | replace (verb) |
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acquire for oneself before others can do so | substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) |
make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge | put something back where it belongs |
gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land) | put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items |
take the place of or have precedence over | take the place or move into the position of |