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Back-formation from preemptive.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
emptive
Today it means: Responding to or acting to counteract something when it happens (rather than beforehand). Full definition →
Today it means: Responding to or acting to counteract something when it happens (rather than beforehand). Full definition →
Back-formation from preemptive.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.