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单词 intercede
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Definition of intercede in English:

intercede

verb ˌɪntəˈsiːdˌɪn(t)ərˈsid
[no object]
  • Intervene on behalf of another.

    代为请求,说情

    I prayed that she would intercede for us

    我祈望她会为我们说情。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I didn't intercede on the poor girl's behalf because it didn't seem to be that hard a question, and I thought she'd come through.
    • Deep prayer was required because the warriors were interceding on behalf of their friend against a foe that could take his life.
    • Now, if you give me all your money, I'll intercede with God on your behalf and increase your chance of going to heaven.
    • Claudio asks his sister, Isabella, to intercede on his behalf, but Angelo demands a higher price than she is prepared to pay.
    • He asks us to intercede on his behalf and shows us his press card to prove his bona fides.
    • For that reason, the court could direct the government to intercede on behalf of the men earlier.
    • I'm not about to intercede on the little monster's behalf.
    • In the past year the agency interceded on behalf of immigrants from Somalia to Lebanon, from Iraq to Haiti, Brazil, and beyond.
    • Are we going to need some sort of cyber-shaman to intercede on our behalf?
    • The living can appeal to them in their prayers, asking them to intercede on their behalf.
    • A group of motorcycle taxi drivers nearby stepped up to intercede.
    • They have to get a bankruptcy judge to intercede on their behalf.
    • And nobody, not even the Turks, has yet interceded on their behalf.
    • Had the Virgin Mary interceded on my behalf as a result of all that fervent prayer?
    • We interceded on behalf of the living and the dead, and we confessed the sins of the whole world.
    • At this point the seconds, attempting to intercede, begged the pair to stop.
    • What if your brothers interceded on your behalf?
    • Even worse, Antonio can't count on the Duke to intercede on his behalf.
    • Even so, many believe in the ability of ancestral spirits to influence events and intercede on behalf of kin.
    • It is only when Jupiter intercedes on her behalf that the marriage deteriorates.
    Synonyms
    mediate, act as an intermediary, intermediate, negotiate, arbitrate, moderate, conciliate, act as honest broker, intervene, interpose, step in, become/get involved, act, take action, take measures, take a hand
    plead, petition, entreat, supplicate

Derivatives

  • interceder

  • noun ˌɪntəˈsiːdəˌɪn(t)ərˈsidər
    • Two to four people are selected and meticulously prepared to act as effective interceders.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Often a third party interceder is the best way of securing some form of romantic relations between two people who are apparently unable to manufacture such unions by themselves.

Origin

Late 16th century: from French intercéder or Latin intercedere 'intervene', from inter- 'between' + cedere 'go'.

  • cede from early 16th century:

    Cede is from French céder or Latin cedere ‘to yield, give way, go’. Cedere is a rich source of English words including abscess (mid 16th century) ‘going away’ (of the infection when it bursts); access [Middle English] ‘go to’; ancestor (Middle English) someone who went ante ‘before’; antecedent (Late Middle English) from the same base as ancestor; cease (Middle English); concede (Late Middle English) to give way completely; decease (Middle English) ‘go away’; exceed (Late Middle English) to go beyond a boundary; intercede (late 16th century) go between; predecessor (Late Middle English) one who went away before; proceed (Late Middle English) to go forward; recede (Late Middle English) ‘go back’; and succeed (Late Middle English) ‘come close after’.

Rhymes

accede, bead, Bede, bleed, breed, cede, concede, creed, deed, Eid, exceed, feed, Gide, God speed, greed, he'd, heed, impede, interbreed, Jamshid, knead, lead, mead, Mede, meed, misdeed, mislead, misread, need, plead, proceed, read, rede, reed, Reid, retrocede, screed, secede, seed, she'd, speed, stampede, steed, succeed, supersede, Swede, tweed, weak-kneed, we'd, weed

Definition of intercede in US English:

intercede

verbˌin(t)ərˈsēdˌɪn(t)ərˈsid
[no object]
  • Intervene on behalf of another.

    代为请求,说情

    I begged him to intercede for Theresa, but he never did a thing
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Are we going to need some sort of cyber-shaman to intercede on our behalf?
    • Now, if you give me all your money, I'll intercede with God on your behalf and increase your chance of going to heaven.
    • In the past year the agency interceded on behalf of immigrants from Somalia to Lebanon, from Iraq to Haiti, Brazil, and beyond.
    • We interceded on behalf of the living and the dead, and we confessed the sins of the whole world.
    • He asks us to intercede on his behalf and shows us his press card to prove his bona fides.
    • Claudio asks his sister, Isabella, to intercede on his behalf, but Angelo demands a higher price than she is prepared to pay.
    • Even so, many believe in the ability of ancestral spirits to influence events and intercede on behalf of kin.
    • I didn't intercede on the poor girl's behalf because it didn't seem to be that hard a question, and I thought she'd come through.
    • I'm not about to intercede on the little monster's behalf.
    • A group of motorcycle taxi drivers nearby stepped up to intercede.
    • Even worse, Antonio can't count on the Duke to intercede on his behalf.
    • What if your brothers interceded on your behalf?
    • They have to get a bankruptcy judge to intercede on their behalf.
    • And nobody, not even the Turks, has yet interceded on their behalf.
    • At this point the seconds, attempting to intercede, begged the pair to stop.
    • Deep prayer was required because the warriors were interceding on behalf of their friend against a foe that could take his life.
    • The living can appeal to them in their prayers, asking them to intercede on their behalf.
    • It is only when Jupiter intercedes on her behalf that the marriage deteriorates.
    • For that reason, the court could direct the government to intercede on behalf of the men earlier.
    • Had the Virgin Mary interceded on my behalf as a result of all that fervent prayer?
    Synonyms
    mediate, act as an intermediary, intermediate, negotiate, arbitrate, moderate, conciliate, act as honest broker, intervene, interpose, step in, become involved, get involved, act, take action, take measures, take a hand

Origin

Late 16th century: from French intercéder or Latin intercedere ‘intervene’, from inter- ‘between’ + cedere ‘go’.

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