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   intercept

   verb

   • 1. obstruct (someone or something) so as to prevent them from continuing to a destination: "intelligence agencies intercepted a series of telephone calls"
   • ▪ cut off or deflect (light or other electromagnetic radiation): "a second prism can be swung in to intercept the light beam"
   • ▪ (of a line or surface) mark or cut off (part of a space, line, or surface).

   noun

   • 1. an act or instance of intercepting something: "he read the file of radio intercepts"
   • ▪ the point at which a given line cuts a coordinate axis; the value of the coordinate at that point.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the senses ‘contain between limits’ and ‘halt (an effect’)): from Latin intercept- ‘caught between’, from the verb intercipere, from inter- ‘between’ + capere ‘take’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. interceptive adjective

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINTERCEPT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   INTERCEPT definition: 1. to stop and catch something or someone before that thing or person is able to reach a particular…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of INTERCEPT is to stop, seize, or interrupt in progress or course or before arrival. How to use intercept in a sentence. Did you know?

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   Intercept definition: to take, seize, or halt (someone or something on the way from one place to another); cut off from an intended destination. See examples of INTERCEPT used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINTERCEPTED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   INTERCEPTED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of intercept 2. to stop and catch something or someone before…. Learn more.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › interceptIntercept - definition of intercept by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To stop, deflect, or interrupt the progress or intended course of: intercepted me with a message as I was leaving. 2. Sports. a. To gain possession of (an opponent's pass), as in football or basketball. b. To gain possession of a pass made by (an opponent), especially in football. 3. To slow or prevent (precipitation) from reaching the ground.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › interceptintercept verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   intercept something to receive a message sent electronically before it reaches the person who was meant to receive it. Intelligence agencies have been unable to intercept any communications between members of the group.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINTERCEPT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you intercept someone or something that is travelling from one place to another, you stop them before they get to their destination.