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Grammar : Verb
Spell : in-ter-seed
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn tərˈsid



Definition of intercede

Origin :
  • 1570s, a back-formation from intercession, or else from Latin intercedere "intervene, come between, be between," from inter- "between" (see inter-) + cedere "go" (see cede). Related: Interceded; interceding.
  • verb mediate
Example sentences :
  • Each time you intercede, be quiet first and worship God in his glory.
  • Extract from : « The Ministry of Intercession » by Andrew Murray
  • We cannot intercede for him—he does not deserve to be forgiven.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol. XXXII No. 2. February 1848 » by Various
  • For my part I hoped to find you alone and beg you to intercede for us.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • I am surprised that you should intercede for such a confounded fool.
  • Extract from : « End of the Tether » by Joseph Conrad
  • Perhaps if I can manage to send a message to Herr Mendelssohn, he will intercede for me.
  • Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
  • He begged me to intercede, to save him those papers of the greatest importance.
  • Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
  • "I want to intercede with you for poor Bernardine Moore," she said, simply.
  • Extract from : « Jolly Sally Pendleton » by Laura Jean Libbey
  • He answered, "If she has the power of intercession, let her intercede for us with her beloved Son."
  • Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe
  • If he complied, the lords undertook to intercede for his pardon.
  • Extract from : « The Reign of Mary Tudor » by W. Llewelyn Williams.
  • "I think I can intercede with Mr. Regulus to release you," said Mrs. Linwood.
  • Extract from : « Ernest Linwood » by Caroline Lee Hentz

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