perempt
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See also: preempt
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin peremptum, past participle of perimere.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɛmpt
Verb[edit]
perempt (third-person singular simple present perempts, present participle perempting, simple past and past participle perempted)
- (transitive, law) To destroy or defeat.