10 letters · 19 points in Scrabble
adjective designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence
originEtymology tree English preempt Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English preemptive From preempt + -ive.
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