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intercede

v.
US //ˌɪntɝˈsid// UK //ˌɪntəsˈiːd// in·ter·cede
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Origin

First attested in c. 1570. From Middle French intercéder, from Latin intercēdō, from inter- (“between”) + cēdō (“I go”) (English cede), literally “to (act as) go-between”.

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