0 present participle of intercede
1 to use your influence to persuade someone in authority to forgive another person, or save this person from punishment:
I have the long-standing hope that you are faring well, and advancing in the prosperity of days, and interceding for me.
I am interceding in order to ensure that it is not forgotten.
I spend most of my time interceding between management and men on redundancy matters.
They ate frugal meals, and spent their days both in contemplative prayer and interceding on behalf of others.
Systems implement locking to prevent the classic "interceding update" scenario (see race condition).
A governor may run for a third term, but an interceding election must occur.
In the fresco above the nave, the saint is shown interceding on behalf of suffering humanity.