perempt
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin peremptum, past participle of perimere.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɛmpt
Verb
[edit]perempt (third-person singular simple present perempts, present participle perempting, simple past and past participle perempted)
- (transitive, law) To destroy or defeat.