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preempt

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  1. appropriate           
 
pre.empt \pre--'em(p)t\ vb [back-formation fr. preemption] 1: to acquire 
   (as land) by preemption  2: to seize upon to the exclusion of others : take 
   for oneself  : to make a preemptive bid in bridge