Assist
Assist verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.
Intercept
Intercept verb - To stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Spaceship Slingshot Stunt: The Hermes spacecraft performs a gravity assist maneuver around the Earth, then Mars — this means they can't stop to pick up either their supplies or Mark Watney, both of which must be fired into space to intercept them.
Source: Film / The Martian -
Snipe Assist, Counter Snipe and Intercept Snipe boosts work like this at range, giving a character a free out-of-turn shot at any opponent who tries to perform a certain action during that turn.
Source: Video Game / MS Saga: A New Dawn
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