■ verb ˌɪntə'sɛpt
1》 obstruct and prevent from continuing to a destination.
2》 Mathematics mark or cut off (part of a space, line, or surface).
■ noun 'ɪntəsɛpt
1》 an act of ~ing.
2》 Mathematics the point at which a given line cuts a coordinate axis.
Derivatives
~ion noun
~ive adjective
Origin
ME: from L. ~- , intercipere 'catch between'.