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to intercept
01
to stop or catch before reaching intended destination
Transitive: to intercept sb/sth
Examples
The security team intercepted a suspicious package at the airport, preventing a potential threat.
The police intercepted the car thief before he could escape the city.
02
to secretly receive or obtain a communication, message, or signal that was meant for someone else
Transitive: to intercept a signal or communication
Examples
The spy intercepted the enemy's transmission, decoding it before it reached its target.
The team intercepted the signal, preventing the information from getting into the wrong hands.
Intercept
01
the point where a line, curve, or surface crosses an axis on a graph
Examples
The y-intercept of the line is where it crosses the y-axis at
To find the x-intercept, set the y-value to zero and solve for x.
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