Interceder

[in-ter-seed]

in·ter·cede

[in-ter-seed]
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

in·ter·ced·er, noun
pre·in·ter·cede, verb (used without object), pre·in·ter·ced·ed, pre·in·ter·ced·ing.


1, 2. intervene.

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Interceder is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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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

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