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Definition of intercede verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

intercede

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verb
NAmE//ˌɪntərˈsid//
 
[intransitive] intercede (with somebody) (for/on behalf of somebody) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they intercede
 
he / she / it intercedes
 
past simple interceded
 
-ing form interceding
 
 
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to speak to someone in order to persuade them to be kind to someone else or to help settle an argument synonym intervene They interceded with the authorities on behalf of the detainees.
intercession
 
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NAmE//ˌɪntərˈsɛʃn//
 
noun [uncountable] the intercession of a priestSee intercede in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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