intercede
verb
[ ˌɪntəˈsiːd ]
• intervene on behalf of another.
• "I prayed that she would intercede for us"
Similar:
mediate,
act as an intermediary,
intermediate,
negotiate,
arbitrate,
moderate,
conciliate,
act as honest broker,
intervene,
interpose,
step in,
become/get involved,
act,
take action,
take measures,
take a hand,
plead,
petition,
entreat,
supplicate,
Origin:
late 16th century: from French intercéder or Latin intercedere ‘intervene’, from inter- ‘between’ + cedere ‘go’.
