intercede Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
    mediate; intermediate; liaise; arbitrate.
    • He interceded in the family dispute
    • He mediated a settlement

WordNet

In`ter*cede" intransitive verb
Etymology
L. intercedere, intercessum; inter between + cedere to pass: cf. F. intercéder. See Cede.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Interceded; present participle & verbal noun Interceding
Definitions
  1. To pass between; to intervene. Obs.
    He supposed that a vast period interceded between that origination and the age wherein he lived. Sir M. Hale.
  2. To act between parties with a view to reconcile differences; to make intercession; to beg or plead in behalf of another; to mediate; -- usually followed by with and for; as, I will intercede with him for you.
    I to the lords will intercede, not doubting Their favorable ear. Milton.
    Syn. -- To mediate; arbitrate. See Interpose.
In`ter*cede" transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To be, to come, or to pass, between; to separate. Obs. Sir I. Newton.

Webster 1913