<p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>interceded</li><li>interceding</li><li>to act or interpose in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble, as by pleading or petition: to intercede with the governor for a condemned man.</li><li>Synonyms: intervene</li><li>to attempt to reconcile differences between two people or groups; mediate.</li><li>Synonyms: intervene</li><li>Roman History: (of a tribune or other magistrate) to interpose a veto.</li></ul>