intercede
English
Etymology
[circa 1570] From Middle French intercéder, from Latin intercēdō,[1] from inter- (“between”) + cēdō (“I go”) (English cede), literally “to (act as) go-between”.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iːd
Verb
intercede (third-person singular simple present intercedes, present participle interceding, simple past and past participle interceded)
- (intransitive) To plead on someone else's behalf.
- (intransitive) To act as a mediator in a dispute; to arbitrate or mediate.
- Milton
- I to the lords will intercede, not doubting their favourable ear.
- Milton
- To pass between; to intervene.
- Sir M. Hale
- He supposed that a vast period interceded between that origination and the age wherein he lived.
- Sir M. Hale
Translations
References
- “intercede” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
Italian
Latin
Portuguese
Verb
intercede
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of interceder
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of interceder
Spanish
Verb
intercede
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of interceder.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of interceder.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of interceder.
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