The Collaborative International Dictionary
Intercede \In`ter*cede"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Interceded; p. pr. & vb. n. Interceding.] [L. intercedere, intercessum; inter between + cedere to pass: cf. F. interc['e]der. See Cede.]
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To pass between; to intervene. [Obs.]
He supposed that a vast period interceded between that origination and the age wherein he lived.
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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 or on behalf of; 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.
Wiktionary
n. An intercession. vb. (present participle of intercede English)
Usage examples of "interceding".
And what could be more admirable than his religious humility, when, compelled by the urgency of certain of his intimates, he avenged the grievous crime of the Thessalonians, which at the prayer of the bishops he had promised to pardon, and, being laid hold of by the discipline of the church, did penance in such a way that the sight of his imperial loftiness prostrated made the people who were interceding for him weep more than the consciousness of offence had made them fear it when enraged?
Mary, Mother, interceding, Lay our sighs before God's feet, While thy children humbly pleading, From your loving hearts repeat: Ave Maria.
And I am expected to pardon you for no reason but to show off to a friend whose idea of interceding is to tell me that she hates the gods.
In vain, oh whale, dost thou seek intercedings with yon all-quickening sun, that only calls forth life, but gives it not again.