Category:Preempt

Pre*ëmpt", v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Preëmpted; p. pr. & vb. n. Preëmpting.] Etym: [see preëmption.]

Defn: to settle upon (public land) with a right of preemption, as Under the laws of the united states; to take by preëmption.