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intercede

/ɪntə(ɹ)ˈsiːd/

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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”.

verb intercedes · interceding · interceded

intransitive To plead on someone else's behalf. Our Lady intercedes
Similar: intercess
intransitive To act as a mediator in a dispute; to arbitrate or mediate. I to the Lords will intercede, not doubting / Thir favourable ear,
intransitive To pass between; to intervene. He supposed that a vast period interceded between that origination and the age wherein he lived.

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verb to plea on someone else's behalf

Español	interceder
Deutsch	bitten, verwenden, eingreifen, intervenieren
Ελληνικά	μεσολαβώ mesolavó
Русский	ходатайствовать xodatajstvovatʹ

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@misc{intercede_2026,
  title = {intercede},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/intercede},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}