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US
/ˌɪntɝˈsid/
]
[ UK /ˌɪntəsˈiːd/ ]
[ UK /ˌɪntəsˈiːd/ ]
VERB
-
act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
He interceded in the family dispute
He mediated a settlement
How To Use intercede In A Sentence
- Several religious leaders have interceded with the authorities on behalf of the condemned prisoner.
- So Joe approached Cousin Eleanor in the hope that she would intercede in his behalf.
- The priests of one settlement have their own special deities to whom they and their relatives have recourse, while the priests of another settlement have another set of deities for their tutelaries, with whom they intercede, either for themselves or for such of their friends as may need assistance. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir
- What if your brothers interceded on your behalf?
- I call on you, Bones, King of Death, to intercede on my behalf against my enemies. WHO KILLED TIFFANY JONES?
- I'm not about to intercede on the little monster's behalf.
- He asks us to intercede on his behalf and shows us his press card to prove his bona fides.
- I had enough presence of mind left to feel sorry for him and was ready to intercede on his behalf.
- I am authorized to intercede with those greater than myself. DESPERADOES
- When we intercede, God hears and answers our prayer.
