intercede
intercede is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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. See Interpose.
- 2.To be, to come, or to pass, between; to separate. [Obs.] Sir I. Newton.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- arbitrate
- to mediate
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- arbitrate
- arbitration
- arbitrator
- bargain
- compromise
- consignee
- diplomacy
- diplomatics
- diplomatist
- flag
- go-between
- good
- halfway
- intercession
- intercessor
- interfere
- interference
- intermeddling
- interpose
- interposition
- intervene
- intervention
- mediate
- mediation
- mediatization
- mediatize
- mediator
- mediatorship
- mediatory
- meet
- moderator
- negotiate
- negotiation
- negotiator
- offering
- parley
- peace
- peacemaker
- person
- propitiator
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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