All 4 Uses of
intercept
in
Paradise Lost
- This report,
These tidings carry to the anointed King;
And fly, ere evil intercept thy flight.†Book 5 *
- So saying, a noble stroke he lifted high,
Which hung not, but so swift with tempest fell
On the proud crest of Satan, that no sight,
Nor motion of swift thought, less could his shield,
Such ruin intercept: Ten paces huge
He back recoiled; the tenth on bended knee
His massy spear upstaid; as if on earth
Winds under ground, or waters forcing way,
Sidelong had pushed a mountain from his seat,
Half sunk with all his pines.†Book 6
- Thou never from that hour in Paradise
Foundst either sweet repast, or sound repose;
Such ambush, hid among sweet flowers and shades,
Waited with hellish rancour imminent
To intercept thy way, or send thee back
Despoiled of innocence, of faith, of bliss!†Book 9
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There kept their watch the legions, while the Grand
In council sat, solicitous what chance
Might intercept their emperour sent;†Book 10
Definitions:
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(1)
(intercept) to stop or catch someone or something in route
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In mathematical graphing, an intercept is a point at which a line intersects either the vertical or horizontal axis.