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| in·ter·cede [ ìntər sd ] (past and past participle in·ter·ced·ed, present participle in·ter·ced·ing, 3rd person present singular in·ter·cedes) |
intransitive verb |
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1. plead for somebody: to plead with somebody in authority on behalf of somebody else, especially somebody who is to be punished for something
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2. speak for somebody: to speak in support of somebody involved in a dispute
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3. mediate in dispute: to attempt to settle a dispute between other people
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin intercedere< cedere "give way"] |
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  in·ter·ced·er noun |
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