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INTERCEDE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they intercede ... he / she / it intercedes
Past simple: interceded
Past participle: interceded
-ing form: interceding
Sense 1
Meaning:
Act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
Example:
He mediated a settlement
Synonyms:
arbitrate; intercede; intermediate; liaise; mediate
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "intercede" is one way to...):
negociate; negotiate; talk terms (discuss the terms of an arrangement)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence examples:
Sam and Sue intercede
Sam wants to intercede with Sue
Derivation:
intercession (the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.))
