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What is another word for
pre-empt
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To prevent an action by doing something which makes it pointless or impossible
To acquire or appropriate (something) in advance
To regard (something) as likely to happen
Verb
▲
To prevent an action by doing something which makes it pointless or impossible
forestall
anticipate
prevent
preempt
get in before
steal a march on
get one's retaliation in first
thwart
stop
hinder
block
foil
avert
impede
obstruct
obviate
frustrate
preclude
intercept
deter
head off
fend off
stave off
ward off
nip in the bud
arrest
check
circumvent
baulk
UK
help
hold back
beat someone to the punch
beat someone to the draw
provide against
balk
US
beat someone to it
second-guess
get ahead of
delay
parry
hamper
inhibit
curb
restrain
halt
debar
prohibit
forfend
divert
keep
chill
let
turn off
dampen
shut out
counteract
turn aside
rule out
save
damp
put a stop to
cool
stay
interrupt
deflect
commandeer
be early
be one step ahead of
prepare for
cut off
act in advance of
pick off
head off at pass
stymie
bar
derail
defeat
counter
cramp
restrict
oppose
scupper
baffle
scotch
avoid
trammel
retard
crimp
dash
hamstring
spoil
ruin
stand in the way of
fetter
stall
beat
interfere with
hold up
put the kibosh on
snooker
stonewall
put paid to
nullify
hobble
outwit
checkmate
do for
put the stopper on
discomfit
encumber
limit
upset
repress
disappoint
slow down
interdict
crab
defend against
evade
foul up
louse up
handicap
put the mockers on
put an end to
sidestep
upset the applecart
stump
cripple
disrupt
bilk
cross
neutralize
US
nobble
exclude
hold off
take wind out of
neutralise
UK
steer clear of
forbid
circumnavigate
stifle
skirt
shackle
smash
negate
overturn
bridle
snafu
embarrass
eliminate
constrain
take down
bork
cancel
sabotage
interfere
cumber
hang up
put a spoke in someone's wheel
hog-tie
short-circuit
queer someone's pitch
tie up
get in the way of
get in the way
slow
quash
root
handcuff
disallow
manacle
ban
proscribe
offset
annul
buck
suppress
clog
keep lid on
except
resist
suspend
contravene
obscure
put a brake on
give the slip
cramp one's style
screw up
cook someone's goose
play off
spike someone's guns
keep at bay
make impossible
make it impossible for
be a hindrance to
set back
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
throw a spanner in the works
get out of
escape
bypass
crash
wreck
ditch
juke
unsettle
fend
stave
free
spare
reprieve
disconcert
shelve
shunt
absolve
exempt
dispense
keep off
finish
curtail
put off
bottleneck
discharge
withstand
throw a curve
muzzle
burden
forefend
stand off
peter out
scuttle
invalidate
choke
strangulate
throw monkey wrench in
confound
repel
squash
put the brakes on
shut off
take out of play
make an end of
bring to a close
shove aside
prevent the occurrence of
factor out
repulse
rattle
undo
box in
throw a spoke in the wheel of
blank
counterplot
bury
act against
bring an end to
work against
confine
tie
get the better of
disqualify
confuse
straiten
cause setback
put end to
mess up
beat down
take wind out of sails
catch
ensnare
enmesh
net
capture
remove
snag
estop
tether
traverse
foreclose
stultify
shipwreck
ward
quit
discontinue
cease
discard
discount
dismiss
make impracticable
make it impracticable for
hem in
dodge
veto
outlaw
abolish
revoke
recant
reject
embargo
duck
take the wind out of your sails
get rid of
do away with
get round
take away
make unnecessary
elude
bate
shun
taboo
close out
freeze out
leave out
count out
close one's doors to
not consider
forget about
shirk
criminalize
US
freeze
sandbag
censor
throttle
criminalise
UK
screen
complicate
field
make illegal
give the red light to
give the thumbs down to
declare taboo
shut down
put the chill on
say no
declare illegal
weigh down
fight shy of
fence off
answer evasively
monkey with
crush
overcome
banjax
crool
lick
put the lid on
give the run around
dash one's hope
more ❯
“Dulles's precipitous move to withdraw the offer thus appears as an attempt to
pre-empt
such action by the Committee.”
Verb
▲
To acquire or appropriate (something) in advance
appropriate
arrogate
seize
acquire
assume
commandeer
occupy
reserve
secure
take
usurp
preempt
take over
take possession of
expropriate
confiscate
annex
US
hijack
claim
annexe
UK
lay claim to
sequestrate
sequester
wrest
requisition
convert
press
capture
liberate
take away
snatch
grab
arrogate to oneself
moonlight requisition
help oneself to
pirate
attach
distrain
disseize
poind
accroach
walk off with
highjack
loot
carry off
swipe
kipe
borrow
glom onto
grab hold of
get one's fingers on
clap hands on
get your hands on
impound
conquer
steal
take control of
repossess
obtain
invade
overrun
misappropriate
demand
confisticate
colonize
US
remove
hold
overcome
garrison
possess oneself of
win
possess
gain
dominate
colonise
UK
achieve
take control
prevail over
make claim to
get
procure
take on
rob
shanghai
make free with
claim unduly
skyjack
get hold of
nick
glom on to
carjack
stake a claim to
distress
catch
intercept
hegemonize
keep
make off with
control
oppress
rule over
take possession
overwhelm
subjugate
crush
subdue
overpower
gain control of
pacify
overthrow
more ❯
“Significantly, the 1866 ordinance required that only British subjects or naturalized aliens could
pre-empt
land.”
Verb
▲
To regard (something) as likely to happen
expect
anticipate
envisage
forecast
predict
envision
foresee
await
contemplate
prophesy
sense
divine
feel
foreshadow
foretell
suspect
visualise
UK
visualize
US
apprehend
figure
foreknow
gather
prognosticate
bank on
plan for
bargain for
bargain on
be hopeful of
count on
count upon
be prepared for
have a hunch of
have in prospect
hope for
look for
look forward to
plan on
see something coming
wait for
watch for
look ahead to
be afraid of
see in the cards
contemplate the possibility of
presage
forebode
portend
call
vaticinate
project
assume
adumbrate
forewarn
imagine
read
soothsay
presume
determine
previse
spae
fancy
prevision
forefeel
premise
preknow
espy
entertain
foretaste
augur
auspicate
have a hunch
psych out
crystal ball
deem likely
think likely
take for granted
reckon on
dope out
take it
figure on
prepare for
regard as likely
allow for
have sneaking suspicion
come to the conclusion
call it
see it coming
think it likely
take it as given
be inclined to think
draw the inference
count chickens
reckon
estimate
guess
speculate
conjecture
calculate
see
suppose
foreshow
infer
gage
US
predetermine
gauge
UK
believe
conclude
surmise
telegraph
think
deduce
figure out
presuppose
plan
bode
perceive
understand
hazard a guess
conceive
consider
demonstrate
rely
reckon with
depend on
warn of
take into account
discern
reason
say
harbinger
call the turn
herald
picture
allow
foretoken
signify
announce
suggest
prefigure
forerun
work out
make provision for
depend
take
trust
indicate
promise
bargain
postulate
betoken
croak
be of the opinion
have a funny feeling
have a feeling
provide
crystal ball it
omen
tell
posit
recognize
US
intuit
appreciate
tip
realize
US
hold
imply
comprehend
grasp
judge
savvy
cognize
look forward
twig
deem
get
hint
discover
tell in advance
tumble to
size up
think about
look ahead
point to
realise
UK
recognise
UK
make allowance for
vision
crystal-ball
get the picture
cotton on to
catch on to
be a harbinger of
take into consideration
model
extrapolate
back
propose
mean
intend
nap
give
conceive of
see future
forespell
precounsel
forespeak
halsen
think over
reconsider
rethink
count
think of
warn
image
lean
disclose
declare
reveal
proclaim
dope
spell
see in your mind's eye
view
regret
see handwriting on wall
bank
make book
intimate
bet
be an omen of
be a warning of
preindicate
want
be convinced
be confident
second-guess
be an early indication of
symbolise
UK
typify
forereckon
symbolize
US
type
be a presage of
shadow forth
wish
foreconceive
preconceive
be certain
be sure
bear in mind
take cognizance of
take note of
yearn
desire
pray
take as read
rely on
be looking
long
long for
signal
make allowances for
accommodate
be prepared
have a foreboding
have a suspicion
fear
have a sneaking feeling
be afraid
have a sneaking suspicion
be sure of
think to
keep fingers crossed
hang in
cross your fingers
have faith
feel confident
promise oneself
knock on wood
observe
notice
provide for
take something on board
take on board
make plans for
make concessions for
make preparations for
hypothesize
US
theorize
US
hazard
hope
detect
approximate
glean
opine
venture
esteem
fathom
ascertain
distinguish
identify
pick up
predicate
daresay
shadow
register
suss
pick
evaluate
place
guesstimate
hypothesise
UK
theorise
UK
scent
make out
catch
seize
assimilate
compass
be in the wind
taste
apperceive
learn
decipher
dig
smell
know
behold
decode
make
grok
cotton to
be aware of
become aware of
become conscious of
become cognizant of
just know
get the drift
take in
get the idea
be cognizant of
be conscious of
get the impression
come to know
get the impression of
get vibes
feel in one's bones
catch on
get to know
find
credit
feel in gut
catch the drift
be with it
go out on a limb
take a shot at
form an opinion of
latch on to
dare say
take a stab
take a stab at
make a guess at
cook up
be given to understand
have a sneaking suspicion of
pick out
take a shot
dare-say
dream up
make an estimate of
jump to a conclusion
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