Preempted
verb
verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of preempt form-of, participle, past
Example
More examples"It still is true that men can start small enterprises, trusting to native shrewdness and ability to keep abreast of competitors; but area after area has been preempted altogether by the great corporations, and even in the fields which still have no great concerns, the small man starts with a handicap."
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