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▸ verb:  (transitive) To appropriate first.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To displace or take the place of (by having higher precedence, etc).
▸ verb:  (transitive) To prevent or beat to the punch, to forestall an expected occurrence by acting first.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To secure (land, etc.) by the right of preemption (purchasing before others, e.g. land because one already occupies it).
▸ verb:  (bridge, intransitive) To make a preemptive bid at bridge.
▸ noun:  (bridge) A preemptive bid.




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