Intercept

Intercept

Verb / Noun · /ˌɪn.təˈsept/ (v), /ˈɪn.tə.sept/ (n)

Definition

(Verb) to stop, seize, or interrupt something or someone on the way from one place to another; (Noun) the interception of a communication; in mathematics, the point at which a line crosses an axis.

Origin

From Latin interceptus, past participle of intercipere (to take between, to intercept), from inter- (between) + capere (to take, to seize). Used in English from the late 15th century.