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Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb in-ter-sept; noun in-ter-sept
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌɪn tərˈsɛpt; noun ˈɪn tərˌsɛpt



Definition of intercept

Origin :
  • c.1400, from Latin interceptus, past participle of intercipere "take or seize between, to seize in passing," from inter- "between" (see inter-) + -cipere, comb. form of capere "to take, catch" (see capable). Related: Intercepted; intercepting.
  • verb head off; interrupt
Example sentences :
  • At an angle calculated to intercept the caravan, Kingozi set off down the hill.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • I know the Ambassador; if you do not wish to meet him, I will intercept him.
  • Extract from : « Jennie Baxter, Journalist » by Robert Barr
  • The fighters they spotted, three in number, did not try to intercept them.
  • Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
  • The "grid" is connected to the aerial wire to intercept the radio waves.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • She must make that point and so intercept Hervey with a telegraphic message.
  • Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • For all they knew, they might have ridden past others unseen, and these might intercept their return.
  • Extract from : « Two Arrows » by William O. Stoddard
  • Vigorous pursuit might intercept Lee on this side of the Potomac.
  • Extract from : « Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman » by J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd
  • He would wait for her, intercept her, and tell her the whole truth.
  • Extract from : « The Crevice » by William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander
  • If I slip across the ice I can intercept him at Black's woods.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
  • He was determined, if she should come again, to intercept his visitor.
  • Extract from : « Nan of Music Mountain » by Frank H. Spearman

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