intercept

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis
  2. verb seize on its way
  3. verb tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin interceptum, past participle of intercipiō.

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