preempt

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preempt /priːˈɛmpt/ (also pre-empt) (preempting,preempted,preempts)

1. V-T If you preempt an action, you prevent it from happening by doing something that makes it unnecessary or impossible. 預先制止
The law would preempt stronger local rules. 該法律將預先制止更強硬的地方性法槼。
"the survival of the fittest," a slogan that virtually preempted all debate. “適者生存”，一個幾乎無可辯駁的口號。