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inter·sect (in′tər sekt′)
transitive verb
to divide into two parts by passing through or across; cut across a river intersects the plain
Etymology: < L intersectus, pp. of intersecare, to cut between, cut off < inter-, between + secare, to cut: see saw
intransitive verb
to cross each other lines intersecting to form right angles
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