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INTERCEDING
Verb
interceding
present participle of intercede
Noun
interceding (plural intercedings)
An intercession.
Source: Wiktionary
INTERCEDE
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
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