Intercede Definition

ĭntər-sēd
interceded, intercedes, interceding
verb
interceded, intercedes, interceding
To plead or make a request in behalf of another or others.
To intercede with the authorities for the prisoner.
Webster's New World
To intervene for the purpose of producing agreement; mediate.
Webster's New World
To act as mediator in a dispute.
American Heritage
To make a supplication to God in behalf of someone.
Webster's New World

(intransitive) To plead on someone else's behalf.

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Origin of Intercede

  • Latin intercēdere to intervene inter- inter- cēdere to go ked- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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