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Intercept vs Seize - What's the difference?

intercept | seize |

In transitive terms the difference between intercept and seize

is that intercept is to stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion) while seize is to have a sudden and powerful effect upon.

As a noun intercept

is an interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call.

intercept

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call.
  • (senseid)An interception of a missile.
  • (algebraic geometry) The coordinate of the point at which a curve intersects an axis.
  • *2012 , Alice Kaseberg, Greg Cripe, Peter Wildman, Introductory Algebra: Everyday Explorations , page 278
  • *:Because the horizontal-axis intercept' occurs when y=0 and the vertical-axis '''intercept''' occurs when x=0, we can find the ' intercepts algebraically.
  • See also

    * (an interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call) bug

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).
  • The police intercepted the package of stolen goods while it was in transit.
    {{quote-Fanny Hill, part=2 , ...and made every vein of my body circulate liquid fires: the emotion grew so violent that it almost intercepted my respiration.}}
  • (sports) To gain possession of (the ball) in a ball game.
  • seize

    English

    Verb

    (seiz)
  • to deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture
  • to take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance)
  • to take possession of (by force, law etc.)
  • to seize smuggled goods
    to seize a ship after libeling
  • to have a sudden and powerful effect upon
  • a panic seized the crowd
    a fever seized him
  • (nautical) to bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line
  • to seize two fish-hooks back to back
    to seize or stop one rope on to another
  • (obsolete) to fasten, fix
  • to lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon)
  • to seize on the neck of a horse
    The text which had seized upon his heart with such comfort and strength abode upon him for more than a year.'' (''Southey , Bunyan, p. 21)
  • to have a seizure
  • * 2012 , Daniel M. Avery, Tales of a Country Obstetrician
  • Nearing what she thought was a climax, he started seizing and fell off her. Later, realizing he was dead, she became alarmed and dragged the body to his vehicle to make it look like he had died in his truck.
  • to bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up
  • Rust caused the engine to seize , never to run again.
  • (UK) to submit for consideration to a deliberative body.
  • Derived terms

    * be seized of, be seized with * seizable * seize the day * seize on, seize upon * seize up * seizer * seizor