Intercept Definition
ĭntər-sĕpt
intercepted, intercepts
verb
intercepted, intercepts
To seize or stop on the way, before arrival at the intended place; stop or interrupt the course of; cut off.
Webster's New World
To gain possession of (an opponent's pass), as in football or basketball.
American Heritage
To gain possession of a pass made by (an opponent), especially in football.
American Heritage
To stop, hinder, or prevent.
Webster's New World
To catch (a pass) as an interception.
Webster's New World
noun
intercepts
The act of intercepting.
Webster's New World
The point or coordinates at which a line, curve, or surface intersects a coordinate axis.
American Heritage
The fact or condition of being intercepted.
Webster's New World
A message intercepted during electronic or radio transmission.
Webster's New World
The act of intercepting an enemy force, esp. enemy aircraft.
Webster's New World
Origin of Intercept
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Middle English intercepten from Latin intercipere intercept- inter- inter- capere to seize kap- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin interceptum, past participle of intercipere.
From Wiktionary
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