| Main Entry: | intercede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mediate |
Synonyms: |
advocate, arbitrate, barge in, butt in, intermediate, interpose, intervene, intrude, mix in, monkey with, negotiate, plead, reconcile, speak, step in |
| Main Entry: | help |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | aid, assist |
Synonyms: |
abet, accommodate, advocate, back, ballyhoo, be of use, befriend, benefit, bolster, boost, buck up, cheer, cooperate, do a favor, do a service, do one's part, encourage, endorse, further, go to bat for, go with, hype*, intercede, lend a hand, maintain, open doors, patronize, plug*, promote, prop, puff, push, relieve, root for, sanction, save, second, see through, serve, stand by, stick up for, stimulate, stump for, succor, support, sustain, take under one's wing, uphold, work for |
Antonyms: |
block, check, counteract, harm, hinder, hurt, injure, obstruct, stop |
| Main Entry: | interfere |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | meddle, intervene |
Synonyms: |
baffle, balk, barge in, busybody, butt in, conflict, discommode, foil, fool with, frustrate, get in the way, get involved, hamper, handicap, hang up, hinder, hold up, horn in, impede, incommode, inconvenience, inhibit, intercede, interlope, intermeddle, intermediate, intermit, interpose, intrude, jam, make*, mix in, obstruct, obtrude, oppose, poke nose in, prevent, remit, step in, stop, suspend, tamper, thwart, trammel, trouble |
Antonyms: |
aid, assist, help |
| Main Entry: | intervene |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mediate |
Synonyms: |
arbitrate, barge in, butt in, come between, divide, horn in, intercede, interfere, intermediate, interpose, interrupt, intrude, involve, meddle, mix in, muscle in, negotiate, obtrude, part, put in two cents, reconcile, separate, settle, sever, step in, take a hand |
Antonyms: |
ignore, leave alone |
| Main Entry: | mediate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try to bring to an agreement |
Synonyms: |
act as middle, arbitrate, bring to terms, conciliate, deal, go fifty-fifty, intercede, interfere, intermediate, interpose, intervene, make a deal, make peace, meet halfway, moderate, negotiate, propitiate, reconcile, referee, resolve, restore harmony, settle, step in, strike happy medium, trade off, umpire |
Antonyms: |
argue, contend, disagree, fight |
| Main Entry: | negotiate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bargain, discuss |
Synonyms: |
accommodate, adjudicate, adjust, agree, arbitrate, arrange, bring to terms, bury the hatchet, come across with, compose, concert, conciliate, confer, connect, consult, contract, covenant, cut a deal, deal, debate, dicker, haggle, hammer out a deal, handle, horse trade, intercede, make a deal, make peace, make terms, manage, mediate, moderate, network, parley*, referee, settle, step in, stipulate, swap, transact, treat, umpire, work out a deal, work out* |
| Main Entry: | reconcile |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make peace; adjust |
Synonyms: |
accommodate, accord, accustom, appease, arbitrate, arrange, assuage, attune, bring to terms, bring together, bury the hatchet, come together, compose, conciliate, conform, cool*, coordinate, fit, fix up, get together on, harmonize, integrate, intercede, kiss and make up, make matters up, make up, mediate, mitigate, pacify, patch things up, patch up, placate, propitiate, proportion, re-establish, reconciliate, rectify, regulate, resolve, restore harmony, reunite, settle, suit, tune, win over |
Antonyms: |
disagree, refuse |
| Main Entry: | step in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become involved |
Synonyms: |
arrive, be invited, chip in, come, enter, intercede, interfere, intermediate, interpose, intervene, lend a hand, mediate, negotiate, take action |
Antonyms: |
abandon, leave, wash hands |
| Main Entry: | interpose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | interrupt |
Synonyms: |
arbitrate, insert, intercede, interfere, interject, interpolate, intervene, introduce, mediate, moderate, negotiate, sandwich |
| Main Entry: | help |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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Adjectives: |
adjutorious, adjuvant, ancillary, at one's beck, auxiliary, cataskeuastic, coadjuvant, favorable, friendly, helpful, ministrant, neighborly, obliging, propitious, subservient, subsidiary, succursal, well
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