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- [verb in-ter-sept; noun in-ter-sept]
- /verb ˌɪn tərˈsɛpt; noun ˈɪn tərˌsɛpt/
- /ˌɪn.təˈsept/
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- [verb in-ter-sept; noun in-ter-sept]
- /verb ˌɪn tərˈsɛpt; noun ˈɪn tərˌsɛpt/
Definitions of intercept word
- verb with object intercept 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. 1
- verb with object intercept to see or overhear (a message, transmission, etc., meant for another): We intercepted the enemy's battle plan. 1
- verb with object intercept to stop or check (passage, travel, etc.): to intercept the traitor's escape. 1
- verb with object intercept Sports. to take possession of (a ball or puck) during an attempted pass by an opposing team. 1
- verb with object intercept to stop or interrupt the course, progress, or transmission of. 1
- verb with object intercept to destroy or disperse (enemy aircraft or a missile or missiles) in the air on the way to a target. 1
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Origin of intercept
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
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; cf. incipient
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Parts of speech for Intercept
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
intercept popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
intercept usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for intercept
verb intercept
- cut off — If you cut something off, you remove it with a knife or a similar tool.
- prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- seize — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- deflect — If you deflect something that is moving, you make it go in a slightly different direction, for example by hitting or blocking it.
Antonyms for intercept
verb intercept
- release — to lease again.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
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