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intercept

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Synonyms and Antonyms of intercept

to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course the cat was about to hightail it out the front door when I intercepted her Synonyms block, interdict, pick off Related Words capture, catch, collar, corral, grab, seize, snare, snatch, trap

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