intercede (for with)

  • 1intercede — v. (D; intr.) to intercede for; with (to intercede with the authorities for smb.) * * * [ˌɪntə siːd] with (to intercede with the authorities for smb.) (D; intr.) to intercede for …

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  • 2intercede — [[t]ɪ̱ntə(r)si͟ːd[/t]] intercedes, interceding, interceded VERB If you intercede with someone, you try to persuade them to forgive someone or end their disagreement with them. [FORMAL] [V with n] They asked my father to intercede with the king on …

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  • 3Intercede — In ter*cede , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Interceded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interceding}.] [L. intercedere, intercessum; inter between + cedere to pass: cf. F. interc[ e]der. See {Cede}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To pass between; to intervene. [Obs.] [1913… …

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  • 4intercede — [in΄tər sēd′] vi. interceded, interceding [L intercedere < inter , between + cedere, to go: see CEDE] 1. to plead or make a request in behalf of another or others [to intercede with the authorities for the prisoner] 2. to intervene for the… …

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  • 5intercede — interceder, n. /in teuhr seed /, v.i., interceded, interceding. 1. to act or interpose in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble, as by pleading or petition: to intercede with the governor for a condemned man. 2. to attempt to reconcile… …

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  • 6intercede — /ɪntəˈsid / (say intuh seed) verb (i) (interceded, interceding) to interpose on behalf of one in difficulty or trouble, as by pleading or petition: to intercede with the governor for a condemned man. {Latin intercēdere intervene} –interceder,… …

  • 7intercede — v 1. mediate, negotiate, intermediate, arbitrate, moderate; interpose, step in, intervene; reconcile, propitiate, appease, make peace, pacify, meet halfway; act for, represent, involve with, act in one s behalf, use one s good offices; umpire,… …

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  • 8intercede — v.intr. (usu. foll. by with) interpose or intervene on behalf of another; plead (they interceded with the king for his life). Derivatives: interceder n. Etymology: F interceacuteder or L intercedere intercess intervene (as INTER , cedere go) …

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  • 9Measure for Measure — Facsimile of the title page of Measure for Measure from the First Folio, published in 1623 Measure for Measure is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604. It was (and continues to be) classified as comedy, but …

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  • 10Allegations of Bahá'í involvement with other powers — Opponents of the Bahá í Faith have made accusations that the religion has been involved with other powers. During its early years, the Bahá í Faith and its predecessor, the Bábí religion, experienced growth in Persia. This growth caught the… …

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