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Added 9 October 2026

intercede

/ɪntə(ɹ)ˈsiːd/ verb

In Latin: intercēdō Wiktionary

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To plead on someone else's behalf.
Our Lady intercedes
To act as a mediator in a dispute; to arbitrate or mediate.
To pass between; to intervene.

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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