The Collaborative International Dictionary
Preempt \Pre*["e]mpt"\ (?; 215), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Pre["e]mpted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pre["e]mpting.] [See Pre["e]mption.] To settle upon (public land) with a right of preemption, as under the laws of the United States; to take by pre["e]mption.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of preempt English)
Usage examples of "preempting".
I had to sit out there with him while he dragged me through the whole thing again, Father getting furious when he saw that lower court decision where Mudpye put one over on that stupid woman judge and what fools we were not to spot the trap they laid for us letting us sue in district court here instead of California preempting the Federal statutes and getting it in under New York law and not even following through with an appeal, what kind of nitwits were my lawyers anyhow?
Paul winced as he remembered the arrogance of Ted Tubberman in preempting the dispatch of the homing device.
Spock downloaded the medical data, preempting his science officer's task for the sake of efficiency.
The only other choice was death, and while she didn't fear death, it was hardly worth preempting things.
Earlier, in Council, he had gone out of his way to assure Li Shai Tung of his support, even preempting Wei Feng's offer of help by giving Li Shai Tung a substantial amount of grain from his own reserves.
Watching the difficulties attending a simple scramble, the commander thought the enemy might have unwittingly done her people and Marut's a favor by preempting the planned Solarian attack.