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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 : interceder
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
  1. To plead on another's behalf.
  2. 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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Interceder

In`ter*ced"er\, n. One who intercedes; an intercessor; a mediator. --Johnson.

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