intercede

verb (used without object), in·ter·ced·ed, in·ter·ced·ing.

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.

to attempt to reconcile differences between two people or groups; mediate.

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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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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Word Origin & History

intercede

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

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Example sentences

In the months between her arrest and his own, these friends were the first

people her husband contacted with pleas to intercede.

Peasants bring her gifts in hopes that she will intercede for them.

Lenders are also encouraged to intercede early in disagreements between

borrowers and contractors.

But the river dries up after a drought and his devotees start looking to him to