| Preempt (v. t. & i.) To take land with a right of preemption; to take the place of, as under the laws of the United States; to take by preemption. Thesaurus Entries accroach, adopt, annex, appropriate, arrogate, assume, colonize, commandeer, confiscate, conquer, enslave, expropriate, hog, indent, jump a claim, make free with, make use of, monopolize, occupy, overrun, preoccupy, prepossess, requisition, seize, sequester, sit on, squat on, subjugate, take, take all of, take it all, take over, take possession of, take up, usurp |