Thesaurus: intercede

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1. v. i. To pass between; to intervene.
2. v. i. 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.
3. v. t. To be, to come, or to pass, between; to separate.
4. v. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
5. 1. To pass between; to intervene. [Obs.] He supposed that a vast period interceded between that origination and the age wherein he lived. Sir M. Hale. 2. 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. Syn. -- To mediate; arbitrate. See Interpose. To be, to come, or to pass, between; to separate. [Obs.] Sir I. Newton.
6. To be, to come, or to pass, between; to separate. [Obs.] Sir I.Newton.
7. v:100 v. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences