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preempt: make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge; acquire for oneself before others can do so; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land); take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"

expropriate collapse: deprive of possessions; "The Communist government expropriated the landowners"

commandeer collapse: take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"

prepossess collapse: make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand; "A prepossessing appearance"; cause to be preoccupied; "The idea of his failure prepossesses him"; possess beforehand

adopt collapse: take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"; take up and practice as one's own; choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"

usurp collapse: take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke"

colonize collapse: settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British colonized the East Coast"; settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"

take over collapse: take over ownership of; of corporations and companies; free someone temporarily from his or her obligations

sequester collapse: set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"; undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion; "The cations were sequestered"; requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered"

hog collapse: domestic swine; a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared; a person regarded as greedy and pig-like; take greedily; take more than one's share

preoccupy collapse: engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else"; occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills"

conquer collapse: overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"

monopolize collapse: have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil"; have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser printer"

seize collapse: affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"; take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"; take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"; hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish"

requisition collapse: an official form on which a request in made; "first you have to fill out the requisition"; the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use; make a formal request for official services; demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service

annex collapse: an addition that extends a main building; attach to; take (territory) as if by conquest; "Hitler annexed Lithuania"

occupy collapse: live (in a certain place); occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container"

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