Borrow
Preempt
Preempt verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.
Borrow and preempt are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Borrow" instead a verb "Preempt".
Nearby Words: preemption, preemptive, preempting, preemptible
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