intercede

verb
/ɪntə(ɹ)ˈsiːd/

Etymology

First attested in c. 1570. From Middle French intercéder, from Latin intercēdō, from inter- (“between”) + cēdō (“I go”) (English cede), literally “to (act as) go-between”.

  1. derived from cede)
  2. derived from intercēdō
  3. derived from intercéder

Definitions

  1. To plead on someone else's behalf.

    • Our Lady intercedes
  2. To act as a mediator in a dispute

    To act as a mediator in a dispute; to arbitrate or mediate.

    • I to the Lords will intercede, not doubting / Thir favourable ear,
  3. To pass between

    To pass between; to intervene.

    • He supposed that a vast period interceded between that origination and the age wherein he lived.

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