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Intercede

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2

Part of speech: verb (v.)

1. To pass between; to intervene. [Obs.] He supposed that a vast period interceded between that origination and the age wherein he lived. Sir M. Hale.

2. 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; as, I will intercede with him for you. I to the lords will intercede, not doubting Their favorable ear. Milton.

Synonyms: mediate; arbitrate. See Interpose.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To be, to come, or to pass, between; to separate. [Obs.] Sir I. Newton.

Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Structured JSON vendored from sktzofrenic/webster1828 at commit 5a58d9e0191eefaa51affbc1bb1b8bc5782ba6c0. The upstream README identifies the dictionary text as public domain and the project license as MIT.

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