intercept
Meaning of intercept
verb
- obstruct (someone or something) so as to prevent them from continuing to a destination.
intelligence agencies intercepted a series of telephone calls
I intercepted Edward on his way to work
- an act or instance of intercepting something.
he read the file of radio intercepts
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’.
Information about intercept
- The plural form of intercept is: intercepts.
- Languages in which intercept is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of intercept
in-ter-cept
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- intercept is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
intercept synonyms
Meaning stop:
Meaning wiretap:
Meaning intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped):
Meaning take hold of suddenly and forcibly:
Meaning grasp or seize suddenly and roughly:
Meaning quickly seize (something) in a rude or eager way:
Meaning (of the state or an authority) take (property) from its owner for public use or benefit:
Meaning officially take possession or control of (something), especially for military purposes:
Meaning block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of:
Meaning delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder:
Meaning stop the continuous progress of (an activity or process):
Meaning make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible:
Meaning examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something:
Meaning keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention:
Meaning take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force:
Meaning make a surprise attack on (someone) from a concealed position:
Meaning dispute the truth or validity of:
Meaning stop or interrupt (someone) and detain them in conversation or trouble them in some other way:
Meaning approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively:
Meaning try to take the ball from (an opponent) by intercepting them:
Meaning come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent:
Meaning attract the attention of and detain (someone) in conversation, typically against their will:
Translation of intercept
- Italian: intercettare, bloccare
- German: abfangen
- Spanish: interceptar
- French: intercepter
- Portuguese: interceptar
Words that rhyme with intercept
Cept, Viracept, abatacept, alefacept, accept, misaccept, preaccept, reaccept, unaccept, Xerecept, precept, recept, Aricept, SaliCept, CellCept, GenCept, concept, incept, preconcept, subconcept, Biocept, etanercept, percept, repercept, discept, introsuscept, intussuscept, suscept, outcept, except, preexcept
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