INTERCEDE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they intercede ... he / she / it intercedes

Past simple: interceded

Past participle: interceded

-ing form: interceding

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.))