pre empt
/priˈɛmpt/
verb
- To take action in order to prevent something from happening or to make it unnecessary.
- The company launched a new product to pre-empt its competitors.
- The government raised interest rates to pre-empt inflation.
- She called ahead to pre-empt any confusion about the meeting time.
- To replace or take the place of something, especially a scheduled television or radio program.
- The network decided to pre-empt regular programming for a charity telethon.
- A live sports event will pre-empt the usual talk show tonight.
- The evening news was pre-empted by a special presidential address.
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