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tr.v. in·ter·cept·ed, in·ter·cept·ing, in·ter·cepts

To stop, deflect, or interrupt the progress or intended course of: intercepted me with a message as I was leaving.
Sports
1. To gain possession of (an opponent's pass), as in football or basketball.
2. To gain possession of a pass made by (an opponent), especially in football.
Mathematics To include or bound (a part of a space or curve) between two points or lines.
Archaic To prevent.
Obsolete To cut off from access or communication.

n. (ĭn'tər-sěpt')

Mathematics The coordinate of a point at which a line, curve, or surface intersects a coordinate axis.
1. The interception of a missile by another missile or an aircraft by another aircraft.
2. Interception of a radio transmission.
An interceptor.

[Middle English intercepten, from Latin intercipere, intercept- : inter-, inter- + capere, to seize; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

in'ter·cep'tive adj.

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