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preëmpting

preëmpting is the present participle and gerund of preëmpt.

Meaning of preëmpt

Verb

preëmpt (third-person singular simple present preëmpts, present participle preëmpting, simple past and past participle preëmpted)

  1. Dated spelling of preempt.
    • He was appointed probate judge by Governor Medary in 1859, and under the territorial laws it became his duty to preëmpt the townsite of Burlington, which he did, his predecessor, W. R. Saunders, having resigned to escape that duty.1912, Frank W. Blackmar, Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc. — Volume III, Part 2, page 1329

Questions about preëmpting

What is preëmpting the present participle and gerund of?
Preëmpting is the present participle and gerund of preëmpt.

Words near preëmpting in the dictionary

  1. preëminent
  2. preëminently
  3. preëmpt
  4. preëmpted
  5. preëmptible
  6. preëmpting
  7. preëmption
  8. preëmptioner
  9. preëmptioners
  10. preëmptions
  11. preëmptive

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