intercipio

intercipiō cēpī, ceptus, ere

inter+capio, to seize in passing, intercept : quod nos capere oportet, T.: pila intercepta remittere, Cs.: venenum, take the poison intended for another : numerum iumentorum, Cs.: ab suis interceptus, cut off , L.: Terga caput tangunt, colla intercepta videntur, to be wanting , O.: Quam (hastam) Rhoeteus intercipit, V.— To interrupt, hinder, cut off, preoccupy, preclude : itinere intercepto, L.: opportuna loca, L.: spem anni, O.— To take away, snatch, rob : eum a populoR., L.: Myrrha Intercepta neci est, O.: interceptus veneno, carried off , Ta.