Intercede | Keystone SAT Vocabulary

Easy peasy, this one: INTER = between. CEDE = GO. You can figure out the rest or just read on.

📚️ Definition of Intercede

Intercede (verb): To intervene on behalf of another person, especially by pleading or petition; to act as a mediator between parties in a dispute. Example: interceded with the principal to give the student a second chance.

🗣️ Pronunciation of Intercede

• IPA: /ˌɪn.tɚˈsiːd/ (See IPA key)

• Respelling: in-tur-SEED

📰 Examples of Intercede

Here are some examples of the word intercede:

• When my little brother was about to get in trouble, I interceded and convinced our mother that he was sorry.

• Both Nelson Mandela and Jimmy Carter were known to intercede in conflicts in other nations after their presidencies.

• European powers of the late 19th century felt called upon to intercede to bring about reconciliation in various disputes.

This is a good one, folks. One of those words that sounds advanced, yet is easy to piece together.

If you intercede, you get between two opposing parties, like people having an argument. Remember this one! It will take you far, and the parts of this word can help you remember a dozen (or more) other words—precede, secede, succeed, interplanetary, intermediary, and a bunch more.

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