English Explanatory Dictionary

intercede

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To plead on someone else's behalf.
  2. To act as a mediator in a dispute; to arbitrate or mediate.
  3. To pass between; to intervene.

Pronunciation

/ɪntə(ɹ)ˈsiːd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intercede.wav

Word forms

intercede intercedes interceding interceded

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”.

Synonyms

intercess

Related words

intercedent intercession intercessionary intercessor intercessory
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