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intercede
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in-ter-
seed
]
Origin
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in·ter·cede
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ˌɪn
tərˈsid
/
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in-ter-
seed
]
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verb (used without object),
in·ter·ced·ed,
in·ter·ced·ing.
1.
to act or interpose in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble, as by pleading or petition:
to intercede with the governor for a condemned man.
2.
to attempt to reconcile differences between two people or groups; mediate.
3.
Roman History
.
(of a tribune or other magistrate) to interpose a veto.
Origin:
1570–80;
<
Latin
intercēdere.
See
inter-
,
cede
Related forms
in·ter·ced·er,
noun
pre·in·ter·cede,
verb (used without object),
pre·in·ter·ced·ed,
pre·in·ter·ced·ing.
Synonyms
1, 2.
intervene.
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World English Dictionary
intercede
(ˌɪntəˈsiːd)
—
vb
1.
(
often foll by
in
) to come between parties or act as mediator or advocate:
to intercede in the strike
2.
Roman history
(of a tribune or other magistrate) to interpose a veto
[C16: from Latin
intercēdere
to intervene, from
inter-
+
cēdere
to move]
inter'ceder
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
intercede
1578, from L. intercedere "intervene, go between," from inter- "between" + cedere "go" (see
cede
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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"I should fear the infinite power and inflexible justice of the almighty mortal hardly as yet apotheosized, so wholly masculine, with no sister Juno, no Apollo, no Venus, nor Minerva, to intercede for me, thumoi phileousa te, kedomene te."
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