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preempt
verb as in take over in place of another
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To take and hold (against the possession of another); as to preëmpt and occupy a homestead.
From Project Gutenberg
Another occupation which the Italians seemed to preëmpt was the boot-blacking business.
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Being satisfied that the land is open, the intending settler must next determine whether to preëmpt or homestead.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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