Hypertext Webster Gateway: "intercede"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Intercede \In`ter*cede"\, v. t.
To be, to come, or to pass, between; to separate. [Obs.]
--Sir I. Newton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Intercede \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}.]
1. To pass between; to intervene. [Obs.]
He supposed that a vast period interceded between
that origination and the age wherein he lived. --Sir
M. Hale.
2. To act between parties with a view to reconcile
differences; to make intercession; to beg or plead in
behalf of another; to mediate; -- usually followed by with
and for; as, I will intercede with him for you.
I to the lords will intercede, not doubting Their
favorable ear. --Milton.
Syn: To mediate; arbitrate. See {Interpose}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
intercede
v : act between parties with a view to reconciling differences;
"He interceded in the family dispute";"He mediated a
settlement" [syn: {mediate}, {intermediate}, {liaise}, {arbitrate}]
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