intercede

  • 11intercede — [[t]ɪ̱ntə(r)si͟ːd[/t]] intercedes, interceding, interceded VERB If you intercede with someone, you try to persuade them to forgive someone or end their disagreement with them. [FORMAL] [V with n] They asked my father to intercede with the king on …

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  • 12intercede — UK [ˌɪntə(r)ˈsiːd] / US [ˌɪntərˈsɪd] verb [intransitive] Word forms intercede : present tense I/you/we/they intercede he/she/it intercedes present participle interceding past tense interceded past participle interceded formal to try to persuade… …

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  • 13intercede — in|ter|cede [ ,ıntər sid ] verb intransitive FORMAL to try to persuade someone in authority to help someone else or to change their opinion or decision about them, especially someone who is going to be punished: intercede with someone (on someone …

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  • 14intercede — interceder, n. /in teuhr seed /, v.i., interceded, interceding. 1. to act or interpose in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble, as by pleading or petition: to intercede with the governor for a condemned man. 2. to attempt to reconcile… …

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  • 15intercede — in|ter|cede [ˌıntəˈsi:d US ər ] v [i]formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: intercedere, from cedere to go ] to speak in support of someone, especially in order to try to prevent them from being punished →↑intercession intercede with ▪ My good …

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  • 16intercede — verb a third party was called in to intercede Syn: mediate, intermediate, arbitrate, conciliate, negotiate, moderate; intervene, interpose, step in, act; plead, petition, advocate …

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  • 17intercede — /ɪntəˈsid / (say intuh seed) verb (i) (interceded, interceding) to interpose on behalf of one in difficulty or trouble, as by pleading or petition: to intercede with the governor for a condemned man. {Latin intercēdere intervene} –interceder,… …

  • 18intercede for — index assist, contribute (assist), help Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 19intercede — intransitive verb ( ceded; ceding) Etymology: Latin intercedere, from inter + cedere to go Date: 1597 to intervene between parties with a view to reconciling differences ; mediate Synonyms: see interpose • interceder noun …

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  • 20intercede — verb a) To plea on someone elses behalf. b) To act as a mediator in a dispute; to arbitrate or mediate …

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