how to pronounce preempt

/ˈpɹiːˌɛmpt/

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preempt is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of preempt in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… claim to preempt an entire field of …”

meanings of preempt

verb:

To make a preemptive bid at bridge.
To displace something, or take precedence over something.
To secure (land, etc.) by the right of preemption.
To appropriate something (before someone else does).

noun:

A preemptive bid.

preempt frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word preempt occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics preempt can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that preempt can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;