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INTERCEDE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

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.))

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