intersect[verb]Synonyms: crisscross, cross, crosscut, decussate, intercross
Related Words: traverse,
bisect [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
in‧ter‧sect /ˌɪntəˈsekt $ -ər-/
verb[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of intersecare, from secare 'to cut']
1. [intransitive and transitive] if two lines or roads intersect, they meet or go across each other
2. [transitive usually passive] to divide an area with several lines, roads etc:
The plain is intersected by a network of canals. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲