perempt

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin peremptum, past participle of perimere. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛmpt === Verb === perempt (third-person singular simple present perempts, present participle perempting, simple past and past participle perempted) (transitive, law) To destroy or defeat. ==== Related terms ==== peremption peremptory === Anagrams === pre-empt, preempt, preëmpt