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Word: Intercept
Speech Type: Verb
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’
ˌɪntəˈsɛpt
obstruct (someone or something) so as to prevent them from continuing to a destination
Short Definition:obstruct person or thing so as to prevent them from continuing to destination
Examples:- intelligence agencies intercepted a series of telephone calls
- I intercepted Edward on his way to work
Word: Intercept
Speech Type: Noun
ˈɪntəsɛpt
an act or instance of intercepting something
Short Definition:act or instance of intercepting something
Examples:- he read the file of radio intercepts
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