intersect

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˌɪntərˈsɛkt/ UK /ˌɪntəˈsɛkt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to cross or cut across one another; to share common points

The two highways intersect just north of the river.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to cross or cut across one... cross overlap meet traverse bisect converge

Opposites

diverge parallel

Word family

Derived forms intersection

Related forms section dissect bisect sect

Etymology

From Latin intersectus, past participle of intersecare ('to cut asunder, divide'), from inter- ('between') + secare ('to cut').

intersecare Latin secare Latin

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Topics

Space, Position & Direction

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# intersect

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪntərˈsɛkt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɪntəˈsɛkt/

## Meanings
1. to cross or cut across one another; to share common points

## Examples
- The two highways intersect just north of the river.

## Synonyms
- cross
- overlap
- meet
- traverse
- bisect
- converge

## Antonyms
- diverge
- parallel

## Derived Forms
- intersection

## Related Forms
- section
- dissect
- bisect
- sect

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: intersecare
- Root: secare

## Etymology
From Latin intersectus, past participle of intersecare ('to cut asunder, divide'), from inter- ('between') + secare ('to cut').

## AI Etymology
Intersect comes from Latin intersectus, past participle of intersecare ('to cut asunder, divide'), from inter- ('between') + secare ('to cut'). The etymological trail includes Latin intersecare and Latin secare. As a verb, intersect means to cross or cut across one another; to share common points. The same family is visible in derived forms such as intersection and related forms such as section, dissect, bisect, and sect. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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