intercept

Definition

To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin interceptum, past participle of intercipiō.

Example Sentences

• "The police intercepted the package of stolen goods while it was in transit."
• "[T]he emotion grew ſo violent that it almost intercepted my reſpiration."
• "The rights of men in ſociety, are neither deviſeable, nor transferable, nor annihilable, but are deſcendable only; and it is not in the power of any generation to intercept finally, and cut off the deſcent."