verb
- acting as a mediator or advocate on behalf of someone else, especially to help resolve a dispute or obtain favor
Usage: present participle of intercede
Examples
- The teacher was interceding between the two arguing students.
- She found herself interceding on behalf of her younger brother.
- The diplomat spent hours interceding in the peace negotiations.
- His mother was always interceding when he got in trouble with his father.
- The lawyer was interceding with the judge for a lighter sentence.
- Community leaders were interceding to prevent further violence.