in ‧ ter ‧ cept /ˌɪntəˈsept $ -ər-/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: past participle of intercipere , from capere 'to take' ]
to stop something or someone that is going from one place to another before they get there:
an attempt to intercept drugs being smuggled over the border
His phone calls were intercepted.
—interception /-ˈsepʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable and countable]