perempt
See also: preempt
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin peremptum, past participle of perimere.
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ɛmpt
Verb
editperempt (third-person singular simple present perempts, present participle perempting, simple past and past participle perempted)
- (transitive, law) To destroy or defeat.