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verb (used with object)
1.
to take, seize, or halt (someone or something on the way from one place to another); cut off from an intended destination: to intercept a messenger.
2.
to see or overhear (a message, transmission, etc., meant for another): We intercepted the enemy's battle plan.
3.
to stop or check (passage, travel, etc.): to intercept the traitor's escape.
4.
Sports. to take possession of (a ball or puck) during an attempted pass by an opposing team.
5.
EXPANDto stop or interrupt the course, progress, or transmission of.
6.
to destroy or disperse (enemy aircraft or a missile or missiles) in the air on the way to a target.
7.
to stop the natural course of (light, water, etc.).
8.
Mathematics. to mark off or include, as between two points or lines.
9.
to intersect.
10.
Obsolete. to prevent or cut off the operation or effect of.
11.
COLLAPSEObsolete. to cut off from access, sight, etc.
noun
12.
an interception.
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Intercepting
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Origin:
1535–45; < Latin interceptus past participle of intercipere, equivalent to inter- inter- + -cep- (combining form of cap-, stem of capere to take) + -tus past participle suffix; compare incipient
1535–45; < Latin interceptus past participle of intercipere, equivalent to inter- inter- + -cep- (combining form of cap-, stem of capere to take) + -tus past participle suffix; compare incipient
Related forms
in·ter·cep·tive, adjective
non·in·ter·cept·ing, adjective
non·in·ter·cep·tive, adjective
un·in·ter·cept·ed, adjective
un·in·ter·cept·ing, adjective
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