intercipient

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intercipiēns, present participle of intercipiō. See intercept.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈsɪpi.ənt/

Adjective

intercipient (not comparable)

  1. intercepting; stopping.

Noun

intercipient (plural intercipients)

  1. One who, or that which, intercepts or stops anything.
    • 1676, Richard Wiseman, Severall Chirurgical Treatises
      I continued the way of dressing , and applied Empl. è bolo, as an Intercipient , about the Ancle and upper part of the Foot

References

intercipient in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Latin

Verb

intercipient

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of intercipiō
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.