preëmpt

== English == === Alternative forms === pre-empt preempt === Etymology === Back-formation from preëmption. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɹiːˈɛmpt/ === Verb === preëmpt (third-person singular simple present preëmpts, present participle preëmpting, simple past and past participle preëmpted) Dated spelling of preempt. ==== Usage notes ==== Preëmpt is an older, mostly obsolete spelling. The use of diaeresis in preëmpt (as well as coördinate, etc.) to indicate the syllable break used to be common; it was taught in U.S. schools into the 1950s. It is retained only by a few individuals and publications, most notably The New Yorker. ==== Related terms ==== === References === “preëmpt”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC., see page 1128. === Anagrams === perempt