v.
/
ˌɪntəˈsɛpt/
- obstruct and prevent from continuing to a destination.
- Mathematics mark or cut off (part of a space, line, or surface).
n.
/
ˈɪntəsɛpt/
- an act of intercepting.
- Mathematics the point at which a given line cuts a coordinate axis.
Derivative
- interception n.
- interceptive adj.
Etymology
ME: from L. intercept-, intercipere ‘catch between’.