How to pronounce intercede
American English pronunciation
in-ter-SEED
- IPA
- /ˌɪntɚˈsid/
- Syllables
- in · ter · SEED (3 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What intercede means
To step in and plead for someone else
In a sentence: When the coach was about to bench Max, his best friend interceded for him.
Where it comes from: It came into English around 1570 from Latin inter-, meaning between, and cedere, meaning to go. So it means to act as a go-between.
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