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interceded
[
in-ter-
seed
]
Origin
in·ter·cede
/
ˌɪn
tərˈsid
/
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in-ter-
seed
]
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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;
<
Latin
intercēdere.
See
inter-
,
cede
Related forms
in·ter·ced·er,
noun
pre·in·ter·cede,
verb (used without object),
-ced·ed,
-ced·ing.
Synonyms
1, 2.
intervene.
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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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