Intercede
[,ɪntə'siːd] or [,ɪntɚ'sid]
Definition
(verb.) act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; 'He interceded in the family dispute'; 'He mediated a settlement'.
Edited by Lilian--From WordNet
Definition
(v. i.) To pass between; to intervene.
(v. i.) 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.
(v. t.) To be, to come, or to pass, between; to separate.
Editor: Yvonne
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. Mediate, arbitrate, interpose, plead.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Mediate, interpose, interfere, advocate, plead
ANT:Abandon, incriminate, charge, inculpate, accuse
Checker: Selma
Definition
v.i. and v.t. to act as peacemaker between two: to plead for one.—adj. Interced′ent.—n. Interced′er.
Checker: Melva
Unserious Contents or Definition
To intercede for some one in your dreams, shows you will secure aid when you desire it most.
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Examples
- Wagg wept before Fiche and implored his dear friend to intercede for him. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- It does not say, Intercede for us, through the Saviour, with the Father, for this boon, but Blessed Peter, give it us. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I am commissioned to intercede for Augustus. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I was surprised, and entirely unprepared for this;--but surely you will allow me to intercede for these poor creatures. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Mrs. Johnstone, said Meyler, addressing Julia beseechingly, pray intercede for me. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Let this intercede for me. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Mrs. van der Luyden beamed on her with the smile of Esther interceding with Ahasuerus; but her husband raised a protesting hand. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Haven't you,' inquired the dressmaker, bending over the doll on which her art was being exercised, 'done interceding with him yet? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Been interceding with him all this time, and sticking to him still? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- That accounts for your having so much time to give to interceding. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
Typist: Montague