English > intercede: 1 sense > verb 1, communicationMeaning | Act between parties with a view to reconciling differences. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
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Model | Sam and Sue intercede; Sam wants to intercede with Sue |
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Example | "He interceded in the family dispute" |
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Synonyms | mediate, intermediate, liaise, arbitrate |
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Broader | negociate, negotiate, talk terms | discuss the terms of an arrangement |
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Spanish | arbitrar, interceder, intermediar, mediar |
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Catalan | arbitrar, intercedir, mitjançar |
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Nouns | intercession | the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.) |
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