Intercept and Terminate

Intercept

Intercept verb - To stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course.

Terminate and intercept are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Terminate" instead a verb "Intercept".

Terminate

Terminate verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.

Intercept and terminate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Intercept" instead a verb "Terminate".

Common collocations

call intercept call terminate call
message intercept message terminate message
target intercept target terminate target
attempts intercept attempts terminate attempts
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