intercede, mediate, intermediate, liaise, arbitrate
(verb) act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; “He interceded in the family dispute”; “He mediated a settlement”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
intercede (third-person singular simple present intercedes, present participle interceding, simple past and past participle interceded)
(intransitive) To plead on someone else's behalf.
(intransitive) To act as a mediator in a dispute; to arbitrate or mediate.
To pass between; to intervene.
• interceed
Source: Wiktionary
In`ter*cede", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Interceded; p. pr. & vb. n. Interceding.] Etym: [L. intercedere, intercessum; inter between + cedere to pass: cf. F. intercéder. See Cede.]
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.
Syn.
– To mediate; arbitrate. See Interpose.
In`ter*cede", v. t.
Definition: To be, to come, or to pass, between; to separate. [Obs.] Sir I. Newton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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