Intercede — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

act between parties with a view to reconciling differences

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪntɚsˈiːd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪntəsˈiːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪntəsˈiːd/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌɪntɚsˈiːd/.

Examples

He interceded in the family dispute
He mediated a settlement

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

liaise arbitrate intermediate mediate

Parts of Speech

verb	act between parties with a view to reconciling differences “He interceded in the family dispute”

Word Forms

intercession	noun	the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
mediation	noun	a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party
mediator	noun	a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
intermediation	noun	the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
intermediator	noun	a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
arbitrative	adjective	relating to or having the authority to arbitrate
arbitrable	adjective	appropriate for or subject to settlement by arbitration
arbitrement	noun	the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment
arbitrament	noun	the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment
arbiter	noun	someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
arbitration	noun	(law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management)
arbitrator	noun	someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

intervenieren

Handeln zwischen Parteien mit dem Ziel, Differenzen auszugleichen

🇫🇷French

intercéder

agir entre les parties en vue de concilier les différends

🇪🇸Spanish

interceder

actuar entre las partes con miras a conciliar las diferencias

🇮🇹Italian

intercedere

agire tra le parti al fine di conciliare le differenze

🇳🇱Dutch

bemiddelen

optreden tussen partijen met het oog op het bij elkaar brengen van meningsverschillen

🇵🇹Portuguese

interceder

agir entre as partes com vista a conciliar diferenças

🇷🇺Russian

ходатайствовать

действовать между сторонами с целью примирения разногласий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रक्षा करना

मतभेदों को दूर करने की दृष्टि से पार्टियों के बीच कार्य करना

🇧🇩Bengali

সুপারিশ করা

মতভেদ মিটমাট করার লক্ষ্যে দলগুলোর মধ্যে কাজ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

பரிந்து பேசு

வேறுபாடுகளை சமரசம் செய்யும் நோக்கில் கட்சிகளுக்கு இடையே செயல்பட வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మధ్యవర్తిత్వం చేయండి

విభేదాలను సరిదిద్దే ఉద్దేశ్యంతో పార్టీల మధ్య వ్యవహరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

मध्यस्थी करणे

मतभेद समेट करण्याच्या दृष्टीकोनातून पक्षांमध्ये कार्य करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

મધ્યસ્થી કરવી

મતભેદોનું સમાધાન કરવા માટે પક્ષકારો વચ્ચે કાર્ય કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಧ್ಯಸ್ಥಿಕೆ ವಹಿಸಿ

ಭಿನ್ನಾಭಿಪ್ರಾಯಗಳನ್ನು ಸಮನ್ವಯಗೊಳಿಸುವ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ಪಕ್ಷಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ವರ್ತಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാധ്യസ്ഥ്യം വഹിക്കുക

അഭിപ്രായവ്യത്യാസങ്ങൾ അനുരഞ്ജിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിന് കക്ഷികൾക്കിടയിൽ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਚੋਲਗੀ

ਮਤਭੇਦਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸੁਲਝਾਉਣ ਦੇ ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀਕੋਣ ਨਾਲ ਪਾਰਟੀਆਂ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

شفاعت

اختلافات کو ختم کرنے کے لیے فریقین کے درمیان کام کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

说情

各方之间采取行动以调和分歧

🇯🇵Japanese

とりなし

意見の相違を調整する目的で当事者間で行動する

🇰🇷Korean

중재하다

차이점을 조정하기 위해 당사자 간 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cầu thay

hành động giữa các bên nhằm mục đích dung hòa những khác biệt

🇹🇭Thai

ขอร้อง

กระทำการระหว่างฝ่ายต่าง ๆ เพื่อที่จะประนีประนอมความแตกต่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menengahi

bertindak antar pihak dengan maksud untuk mendamaikan perbedaan

🇵🇭Filipino

mamagitan

kumilos sa pagitan ng mga partido na may layuning magkasundo ang mga pagkakaiba

🇲🇾Malay

memberi syafaat

bertindak antara pihak dengan tujuan untuk mendamaikan perbezaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تشفع

العمل بين الأطراف بهدف التوفيق بين الخلافات

🇮🇷Persian

شفاعت کردن

بین طرفین به منظور آشتی دادن اختلافات اقدام کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

şefaat etmek

Farklılıkları uzlaştırmak amacıyla taraflar arasında hareket etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

להתערב

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