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Webster 1913 Edition

Intercipient

Inˊter-cip′i-ent

,
Adj.
[L.
intercipiens
,
-entis
, p. pr. of
intercipere
. See
Intercept
.]
Intercepting; stopping.
–
Noun.
One who, or that which, intercepts or stops anything on the passage.
Wiseman.

Webster 1828 Edition

Intercipient

INTERCIP'IENT

,
Adj.
[L. intercipiens. See Intercept.]
Intercepting; seizing by the way; stopping.

INTERCIP'IENT

,
Noun.
He or that which intercepts or stops on the passage.

Definition 2024

intercipient

intercipient

English

Adjective

intercipient ‎(not comparable)

  1. intercepting; stopping.

Noun

intercipient ‎(plural intercipients)

  1. One who, or that which, intercepts or stops anything.
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Latin

Verb

intercipient

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of intercipiō

Etymology

From Latin intercipiens, -entis, present participle of intercipere. See intercept.

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