v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Interceded; p. pr. & vb. n. Interceding. ] [ L. intercedere, intercessum; inter between + cedere to pass: cf. F. intercéder. See Cede. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To pass between; to intervene. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

He supposed that a vast period interceded between that origination and the age wherein he lived. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To act between parties with a view to reconcile differences; to make intercession; to beg or plead in behalf of another; to mediate; -- usually followed by with and for or on behalf of; as, I will intercede with him for you. [ 1913 Webster ]

I to the lords will intercede, not doubting
Their favorable ear. Milton.

Syn. -- To mediate; arbitrate. See Interpose. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To be, to come, or to pass, between; to separate. [ Obs. ] Sir I. Newton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of interceding; intercession; intervention. [ R. ] Bp. Reynolds. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. intercedens, p. pr. of intercedere. ] Passing between; mediating; pleading. [ R. ] -- In`ter*ced"ent*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. One who intercedes; an intercessor; a mediator. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Lying between cells or cellules; as, intercellular substance, space, or fluids; intercellular blood channels. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Between centers. [ 1913 Webster ]

Intercentral nerves (Physiol.), those nerves which transmit impulses between nerve centers, as opposed to peripheral fibers, which convey impulses between peripheral parts and nerve centers. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Intercentra (Anat.) The median of the three elements composing the centra of the vertebræ in some fossil batrachians. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Intercepted; p. pr. & vb. n. Intercepting. ] [ L. interceptus, p. p. of intercipere to intercept; inter between + capere to take, seize: cf. F. intercepter. See Capable. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To take or seize by the way, or before arrival at the destined place; to cause to stop on the passage; as, to intercept a letter; a telegram will intercept him at Paris. [ 1913 Webster ]

God will shortly intercept your breath. Joye. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To obstruct or interrupt the progress of; to stop; to hinder or oppose; as, to intercept the current of a river. [ 1913 Webster ]

Who intercepts me in my expedition? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

We must meet first, and intercept his course. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To interrupt communication with, or progress toward; to cut off, as the destination; to blockade. [ 1913 Webster ]

While storms vindictive intercept the shore. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Math.) To include between; as, that part of the line which is intercepted between the points A and B.

5. To overhear or view (a communication or message intended for another), without hindering its passage; as, to intercept a telephone call. [ PJC ]

6. (Sports) To catch and take possession of (a ball passed between members of an opposing team); as, the back intercepted the pass and ran the ball back for a touchdown. [ PJC ]

Syn. -- To cut off; stop; catch; seize; obstruct. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Math.) A part cut off or intercepted, as a portion of a line included between two points, or cut off two straight lines or curves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, intercepts. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mil.) A high-speed fighter airplane with fast-climbing capability, used to intercept enemy airplanes or identify unknown aircraft and engage them in combat if necessary; also, a missile which intercepts and destroys incoming missiles or airplanes. [ PJC ]

n. [ L. interceptio a taking away: cf. F. interception. ] The act of intercepting; as, interception of a letter; interception of the enemy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Intercepting or tending to intercept.

n. Same as intercepter. [ PJC ]

n. [ L. intercessio an intervention, a becoming surety: cf. F. intercession. See Intercede. ] The act of interceding; mediation; interposition between parties at variance, with a view to reconcilation; prayer, petition, or entreaty in favor of, or (less often) against, another or others. [ 1913 Webster ]

But the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which can not be uttered. Rom. viii. 26. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by, intercession or entreaty. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To entreat. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., a surety: cf. F. intercesseur. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. One who goes between, or intercedes; a mediator. (a) One who interposes between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them. (b) One who pleads in behalf of another. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eccl.) A bishop, who, during a vacancy of the see, administers the bishopric till a successor is installed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Intercessory. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. intercessorius. ] Pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by, intercession; interceding; as, intercessory prayer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. sestertius (sc. nummus), fr. sestertius two and a half; semis half + tertius third: cf. F. sesterce. ] (Rom. Antiq.) A Roman coin or denomination of money, in value the fourth part of a denarius, and originally containing two asses and a half, afterward four asses, -- equal to about two pence sterling, or four cents. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The sestertium was equivalent to one thousand sesterces, equal to £8 17s 1d. sterling, or about $43 (in 1900), before the reign of Augustus. After his reign its value was about £7 16s. 3d. sterling. The sesterce was originally coined only in silver, but later both in silver and brass. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Tierce. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Tiercel. Called also tarsel, tassel. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A male hawk or eagle; a tiercelet. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A small male hawk. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. ter thirce + E. centenary. ] Including, or relating to, an interval of three hundred years. -- n. The three hundredth anniversary of any event; also, a celebration of such an anniversary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. It. terzetto, dim. of terzo, third, L. tertius. See Tierce, and cf. Terzetto. ] 1. (Mus.) A triplet. Hiles. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Poetry) A triplet; a group of three lines. [ 1913 Webster ]