intercede
intercede Lexical Profile
intercede Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To intervene on behalf of another person, especially to plead with someone in authority or to help reconcile a dispute.
"The union representative offered to intercede with management on behalf of the suspended employee."
To offer a prayer or petition to God or a saint on behalf of others (in religious contexts).
"The congregation gathered to pray and ask the patron saint to intercede for the sick."
Word Nuance & Usage
'Intercede' is an intransitive verb typically followed by the prepositions 'for' (someone), 'on behalf of' (someone), or 'with' (an authority). Do not confuse it with 'intervene', which means to step into a situation more broadly to alter its course, whereas 'intercede' specifically emphasizes pleading or mediating on someone else's behalf.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 16th century from Middle French intercéder or directly from Latin intercēdere ('to go between, intervene'), formed from inter- ('between') and cēdere ('to go, yield').