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intercede

in·ter·cede

UK/ɪntə(ɹ)ˈsiːd/ US/ˌɪntɜrˈsid/ uncommon

verb

1.

act between parties with a view to reconciling differences

  • “He interceded in the family dispute”
  • “He mediated a settlement”

Origin

First attested in c. 1570. From Middle French intercéder, from Latin intercēdō, from inter- (“between”) + cēdō (“I go”) (English cede), literally “to (act as) go-between”.

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