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9 Letter Words for Intercept

intercept

8 Letter Words for Intercept

pentrite, piercent, pincette, prentice, reticent, terpenic

7 Letter Words for Intercept

citrene, cittern, crepine, enteric, enticer, entrept, ereptic, increep, incrept, inepter, nettier, pentice, pentite, pentrit, percent, percine, petrine, pettier, precent, precite, receipt, tentier, tercine, terpine, tiercet

6 Letter Words for Intercept

ceinte, center, cepter, cerine, cerite, certie, cinter, cretin, crinet, entice, entier, entire, entrec, entrep, incept, neiper, nerite, netter, nipter, nitter, pecite, pecten, pectin, peinct, peirce, pentit, percen, perine, perite, perten, petite, petrie, petter, picene, piecen, piecer, pierce, pincer, pitten, pitter, prince, pteric, pterin, recent, recept, recipe, recite, repent, repine, retent, retine, retint, tenrec, tenter, tentie, tercet, terpen, terpin, tetric, tierce, tinter, tipree, tricep, triene

5 Letter Words for Intercept

ceint, centi, cerin, cerne, cetin, citee, citer, creen, creep, crepe, crept, crete, crine, cripe, ctene, enter, entre, entte, erect, erept, ettin, inept, inert, inter, irene, neper, nepit, neter, nicer, niece, niter, peert, peine, pence, penie, perce, perit, peter, petit, petre, petri, petti, piece, piert, piner, pinte, preen, prent, price, prine, print, recip, recit, recpt, recti, reice, renet, rente, repen, repic, repin, retie, retin, retip, ripen, tenet, terce, terne, tetri, ticer, tinct, titer, treen, trice, trine, tripe, tript, trite

4 Letter Words for Intercept

cene, cent, cepe, cere, cern, cert, cete, ceti, cine, cire, cite, crin, crip, crit, crpe, eine, eire, entr, epic, epit, eric, erie, erin, erne, eten, etic, icer, incr, intr, irpe, iter, neep, neer, neet, nete, neti, nice, peen, peer, pene, peni, pent, pere, peri, pern, pert, pete, pice, pict, pien, pier, piet, pine, pint, pirn, pnce, prec, pree, pret, prie, prin, rcpt, rect, reen, reet, rein, reit, rent, rept, rete, rice, rine, ripe, ript, rite, ritt, teen, teer, teet, tene, tent, tepe, tern, terp, tete, tice, tien, tier, tinc, tine, tint, tipe, tipt, tire, tite, tree, tret, trie, trin, trip, trit

3 Letter Words for Intercept

cee, cen, cep, cer, cie, cir, cit, cpi, cpr, cpt, crt, cte, ctn, ctr, ect, eec, een, eer, eir, enc, ene, epi, ere, ern, ert, etc, ice, inc, int, ipr, ire, nee, nei, nep, net, nie, nip, nit, pci, pct, pec, pee, pen, per, pet, pic, pie, pin, pir, pit, prc, pre, prn, pte, ptt, rct, rec, ree, rei, rep, rie, rin, rip, rit, rpt, rte, rti, tcp, tec, tee, ten, ter, tet, tic, tie, tin, tip, tit, tnt, tpi, tri, trp, trt

Definitions for Intercept

[1] to take, seize, or halt (someone or something on the way from one place to another); cut off from an intended destination: to intercept a messenger.
[2] to see or overhear (a message, transmission, etc., meant for another): We intercepted the enemy's battle plan.
[3] to stop or check (passage, travel, etc.): to intercept the traitor's escape.
[4] Sports . to take possession of (a ball or puck) during an attempted pass by an opposing team.
[5] to stop or interrupt the course, progress, or transmission of.
[6] to destroy or disperse (enemy aircraft or a missile or missiles) in the air on the way to a target.
[7] to stop the natural course of (light, water, etc.).
[8] Mathematics . to mark off or include, as between two points or lines.
[9] to intersect.
[10] Obsolete . to prevent or cut off the operation or effect of.
[11] Obsolete . to cut off from access, sight, etc.
[12] an interception.
[13] Mathematics . an intercepted segment of a line. (in a coordinate system) the distance from the origin to the point at which a curve or line intersects an axis.
[14] to stop, deflect, or seize on the way from one place to another; prevent from arriving or proceeding
[15] sport to seize or cut off (a pass) on its way from one opponent to another
[16] maths to cut off, mark off, or bound (some part of a line, curve, plane, or surface)
[17] maths a point at which two figures intersect the distance from the origin to the point at which a line, curve, or surface cuts a coordinate axis an intercepted segment
[18] sport , US and Canadian the act of intercepting an opponent's pass

Words related to Intercept

prevent, seize, stop, deflect, arrest, ambush, catch, hijack, block, hinder, obstruct, interlope, interpose, appropriate, curb, take, check, shortstop

Words nearby Intercept

intercede, intercellular, intercellular bridge, intercellular canaliculus, intercensal, intercept, interception, interceptor, intercession, intercessor, intercessory

Origin of Intercept

1535–45; < Latin interceptus past participle of intercipere, equivalent to inter- inter- + -cep- (combining form of cap-, stem of capere to take) + -tus past participle suffix; cf. incipient

Other words from Intercept

in·ter·cep·tive , adjective
non·in·ter·cept·ing , adjective
non·in·ter·cep·tive , adjective
un·in·ter·cept·ed , adjective
un·in·ter·cept·ing , adjective

Word origin for Intercept

C16: from Latin intercipere to seize before arrival, from inter- + capere to take

Synonyms for Intercept

ambush, arrest, block, catch, cut off, deflect, hijack, prevent, seize, stop, take away, appropriate, check, curb, hinder, interlope, interpose, obstruct, shortstop, take, cut in, head off at pass, make off with