intersect

[ in-ter-sekt ]

verb (used with object)

1. to cut or divide by passing through or across:

   The highway intersects the town.

verb (used without object)

1. to cross, as lines or wires.
2. Geometry. to have one or more points in common:

   intersecting lines.

intersect

/ ˌɪntəˈsɛkt /

verb

1. to divide, cut, or mark off by passing through or across
2. (esp of roads) to cross (each other)
3. maths often foll by with to have one or more points in common (with another configuration)

Other Words From

• nonin·ter·secting adjective
• self-inter·secting adjective
• unin·ter·sected adjective
• unin·ter·secting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of intersect¹

1605–15; < Latin intersectus, past participle of intersecāre “to cut through, sever”; inter- ( def ), -sect ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of intersect¹

C17: from Latin intersecāre to divide, from inter- + secāre to cut

Example Sentences

My own family’s story intersects with the 1930s repatriation.

From Los Angeles Times

Both have family lives that are jeopardized by their work and there’s an uncanny parallel between the two, even though their paths rarely intersect.

From Los Angeles Times

There are a few features of fascism that intersect in what we witnessed at the RNC.

From Salon

Our original exchange occurred before the presidential election, but I reached out to Roy later with one final question about how the lessons of this history intersect with Donald Trump's return to power.

From Salon

It’s a hilarious blend of intersecting cultures in a sketch that seems to only have the chance of working because people like Pascal and Hernández are at the center.

From Salon

Related Words

• converge
• cross