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Etymology edit

First attested in c. 1570. From Middle French intercéder, from Latin intercēdō,[1] from inter- (between) + cēdō (I go) (English cede), literally “to (act as) go-between”.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɪntə(ɹ)ˈsiːd/
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  • Rhymes: -iːd

Verb edit

intercede (third-person singular simple present intercedes, present participle interceding, simple past and past participle interceded)

  1. (intransitive) To plead on someone else's behalf.
  2. (intransitive) To act as a mediator in a dispute; to arbitrate or mediate.
  3. To pass between; to intervene.
    • 1736, Matthew Hale, Historia Placitorum Coronæ:
      He supposed that a vast period interceded between that origination and the age wherein he lived.

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References edit

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024), “intercede”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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intercede

  1. third-person singular present indicative of intercedere

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intercēde

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of intercēdō

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intercede

  1. inflection of interceder:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from French intercéder.

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a intercede (third-person singular present interced, past participle interces) 3rd conj.

  1. to intercede

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intercede

  1. inflection of interceder:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative