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arbitrate, interpose, intervene, mediate, negotiate, propitiate, advocate, barge in, butt in, intermediate, intrude, plead

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in⋅ter⋅cede

[in-ter-seed]

–verb (used without object), -ced⋅ed, -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; < L intercēdere. See inter-, cede

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Language Translation for : intercede

Spanish:

interceder,

German:

vermitteln,

Japanese:

仲裁する

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in·ter·cede (ĭn'tər-sēd') Pronunciation Key
intr.v. in·ter·ced·ed, in·ter·ced·ing, in·ter·cedes

To plead on another's behalf.
To act as mediator in a dispute.

[Latin intercēdere, to intervene : inter-, inter- + cēdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]
in'ter·ced'er n.

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intercede

1578, from L. intercedere "intervene, go between," from inter- "between" + cedere "go" (see cede).

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intercede
verb
act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement"

Intercede

In`ter*cede"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Interceded; p. pr. & vb. n. Interceding.] [L. intercedere, intercessum; inter between + cedere to pass: cf. F. interc['e]der. See Cede.]

1. To pass between; to intervene. [Obs.]

He supposed that a vast period interceded between that origination and the age wherein he lived. --Sir M. Hale.

2. 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.

I to the lords will intercede, not doubting Their favorable ear. --Milton.

Syn: To mediate; arbitrate. See Interpose.

Intercede

In`ter*cede"\, v. t. To be, to come, or to pass, between; to separate. [Obs.] --Sir I. Newton.

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