Definition of intercede Intercede

/ɪˌntɚsiˈd/ - [interseed] - in•ter•cede

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What does intercede mean?

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Verb intercedes, interceding, interceded
intercede - act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement"
		mediate, intermediate, liaise, arbitrate
		talk terms, negotiate, negociate succeed in passing through, around, or over; "The hiker negociated the high mountain pass"

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intercede (Verb)
To plea on someone else's behalf.
intercede (Verb)
To act as a mediator in a dispute; to arbitrate or mediate.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

intercede (v. i.)
To pass between; to intervene.
intercede (v. i.)
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 and for; as, I will intercede with him for you.
intercede (v. t.)
To be, to come, or to pass, between; to separate.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

intercede
in-tėr-sēd′, v.i. and v.t. to act as peacemaker between two: to plead for one.—adj. Interced′ent.—n. Interced′er. [Fr.,—L. intercedĕre, -cessum—inter, between, cedĕre, to go.]

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intercede, verb, present, 1st person singular of intercede (infinitive).
intercede, verb (infinitive).

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