Preempt
Pronunciation : Pre*?mpt"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [See Pre?mption.]
Definition : Defn: To settle upon (public land) with a right of preemption, as under the laws of the United States; to take by pre?mption.
t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Pre?mpted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pre?mpting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913