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intercede
CIDE DICTIONARY
intercede, v. i. [L. intercedere, intercessum; inter between + cedere to pass: cf. F. intercéder. See Cede.].
- To pass between; to intervene. [1913 Webster]"He supposed that a vast period interceded between that origination and the age wherein he lived." [1913 Webster]
- To act between parties with a view to reconcile differences; to make intercession; to beg or plead in behalf of another; to mediate; -- usually followed by
with andfor oron behalf of ; as, I will intercede with him for you. [1913 Webster]"I to the lords will intercede, not doubting
Their favorable ear."
Syn. -- To mediate; arbitrate. See Interpose.
intercede, v. t.
To be, to come, or to pass, between; to separate. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
intercede, v.intr. (usu. foll. by with) interpose or intervene on behalf of another; plead (they interceded with the king for his life).
Derivative
interceder n.
Etymology
F interc{eacute}der or L intercedere intercess- intervene (as INTER-, cedere go)
THESAURUS
intercede
act between, arbitrate, bargain, go between, interfere, intermediate, interpose, intervene, judge, make terms, mediate, meet halfway, moderate, negotiate, referee, represent, step in, treat with, umpireROGET THESAURUS
intercede
Mediation
VB mediate, mediatize, intercede, interpose, interfere, intervene, step in, negotiate, meet halfway, arbitrate, magnas componere lites, bargain.For further exploring for "intercede" in Webster Dictionary Online