preemptive

See also: preëmptive and pre-emptive

English

Alternative forms

• preëmptive
• pre-emptive
• præemptive (archaic)

Etymology

From preempt +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹiːˈɛmp.tɪv/

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

preemptive (comparative more preemptive, superlative most preemptive)

1. Of or relating to preemption.
2. Made so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation.

   a preemptive attack on the enemy

   • 2023 January 10, “The Effects of Extreme Risk Protection Orders”, in RAND Corporation‎:

     Extreme risk protection order (ERPO) laws, sometimes known as gun violence restraining order or "red-flag" laws, are risk-based, temporary, and preemptive protective orders that authorize the removal of firearms from individuals determined to be at risk for committing gun violence against others or themselves. With ERPO laws in place, law enforcement, family members, or medical professionals can petition a court to temporarily restrict a person's access to firearms if they believe that person is at risk of hurting him or herself or others.

3. (bridge, of a high-level bid) Intended to interfere with an opponent's bidding.

Antonyms

• (very rare) postemptive

Derived terms

• nonpreemptive
• prebuttal
• preemptively
• preemptive right
• preemptive self-defence
• preemptive strike
• preemptive therapy

Translations

of or relating to preemption

French: préemptif (fr) m Persian: پیش‌دستانه (piš-dastâne) Portuguese: preventivo Spanish: preventivo (es), preemptivo (es) m

so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation

Chinese: Cantonese: 先發制人嘅 / 先发制人嘅 (sin1 faat3 zai3 jan4 ge3) French: préemptif (fr), préventif (fr) German: vorbeugend (de) Italian: preventivo (it) Persian: پیش‌دستانه (piš-dastâne) Portuguese: preventivo Spanish: preventivo (es), cautelar (es), preemptivo (es) m, providencial (es), precautorio (es) m

in bridge, intended to interfere with an opponent's bidding

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Arabic: وِقَائِيّ (wiqāʔiyy) Dutch: preventief (nl) German: bevorzugt (de), präemptiv, vorbeugend (de) Russian: предупрежда́ющий (ru) (predupreždájuščij), предупреди́тельный (ru) (predupredítelʹnyj), (medicine)профилакти́ческий (ru) (profilaktíčeskij), Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: преемптивно Roman: preemptivno Swedish: förebyggande (sv) Turkish: (computing) duraklatılma, (business) satın almada öncelikli (tr)