pre-empt

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /pɹiːˈɛmpt/ === Verb === pre-empt (third-person singular simple present pre-empts, present participle pre-empting, simple past and past participle pre-empted) Alternative spelling of preempt. === Further reading === “pre-empt”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === perempt