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Pronunciation: [ˌɪntəsˈiːd] (IPA)

Intercede is a verb that means to intervene or plead on behalf of someone. Synonyms of intercede include mediate, negotiate, arbitrate, intervene, interpose, intermediate, reconcile, and facilitate. Mediation is when someone intervenes in a conflict to help the parties involved reach a mutually beneficial agreement. Negotiation involves talks between two or more parties aimed at reaching an agreement. Arbitration is an informal process where an impartial third party hears both sides of a dispute and makes a binding decision. Intervene and interpose both describe the act of intervening in a situation. Intermediate refers to the involvement of a third, neutral party to resolve a dispute or reach an agreement. Reconcile indicates the process of bringing peace between two parties, while facilitate means to make a process easier for everyone involved.

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What are the opposite words for intercede?

Intercede means to intervene or mediate in a dispute or conflict. Its antonyms are words that are opposite in meaning to the word intercede. They include "ignore", "abstain", "withdraw", "avoid", "disregard", and "neglect". Where intercede implies involvement, these words connote lack of interest or participation in the matter at hand. Choosing these words when describing actions or events can create a more nuanced, textured portrait of the situation, making language more precise and powerful. For example, one could describe a situation where a third party refrained from getting involved in a quarrel as abstaining, instead of just not interceding.

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Usage examples for Intercede

You must have the kindness to say a few words to him in my favor-that I realize my mistake and would be glad to apologize to him; that I have asked you to intercede for me.
"Monsieur Cherami"
Charles Paul de Kock
Smike glanced round, and his eye rested for an instant on Nicholas, as if he had expected him to intercede; but his look was riveted on his desk.
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes
Louie's wandering through the brush, calling, pleading with them to follow him, promising there was no danger if they would allow him to watch over them, intercede for them with Those who had caused all this, had indeed coaxed them from their hiding places, calmed their fears.
"Eight Keys to Eden"
Mark Irvin Clifton

Famous quotes with Intercede

  • You know, I'm a Christian and I believe that God has a plan and a purpose for each one of our lives and that he can intercede in all kinds of situations and we need to have a little faith in many things.
    Sharron Angle
  • Those who join the Carmelite Order are not lost to their near and dear ones, but have been won for them, because it is our vocation to intercede to God for everyone.
    Edith Stein
  • A person whose conduct consists of not hurting anyone is not good; such a person is merely not bad. To be a good person involves the active pursuit of good. It is not enough merely to refrain from hurting other human beings; one must intercede on their behalf.
    Dennis Prager
  • Oh, give me again the rover's life — the joy, the thrill, the whirl! Let me feel thee again, old sea! let me leap into thy saddle once more. I am sick of these terra firma toils and cares; sick of the dust and reek of towns. Let me hear the clatter of hailstones on icebergs, and not the dull tramp of these plodders, plodding their dull way from their cradles to their graves. Let me snuff thee up, sea-breeze! and whinny in thy spray. Forbid it, sea-gods! intercede for me with Neptune, O sweet Amphitrite, that no dull clod may fall on my coffin! Be mine the tomb that swallowed up Pharaoh and all his hosts; let me lie down with Drake, where he sleeps in the sea.
    Herman Melville

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