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To pafs between. — He fuppofeth that a vaft period inter¬ 
ceded between that origination and the age wherein he 
lived. Hale. —To mediate ; to act between twq parties 
with a view of reconciling differences. — It has with if only 
one part be named, and between if both are named. — Nor 
was our blefied Saviour only our propitiation to die for us, 
and procure our atonement; but he is Hill our advocate, 
continually interceding with his Father in behalf of all true 
penitents. Catany. 
Then the glad Son, 
Prefenting, thus to intercede began. Milton. 
INTERCE'DENT, adj. Mediating; pafling between. 
Scott. 
INTERCEDEN'TAL, adj. Falling between the criti¬ 
cal days. Scptt. 
INTERCE'DER, f. One that intercedes ; a mediator. 
INTERCEDING, f. The aft of mediating. 
To INTERCEP'T, v.a. [intercepter , Fr. intercepts, Lat.] 
To ftop and feize in the way.—If we hope for things 
which are at too great a diltance from us, it is poffible 
that we may be intercepted by death in our progrefs towards 
them. Addfon. 
I then in London, keeper of the king, 
Mufter’d my foldiers, gather’d flocks of friends, 
March’d towards St. Alban’s t’ intercept the queen. Shakefp. 
To obftruft ; to cut off; to ftop from being communi¬ 
cated ; to ftop in the progrefs. It is ufed of the thing or 
perfon pafling.—Behind the hole I faftened to the pafte- 
board, with pitch, the blade of a fliarp knife, to intercept 
fome part of the light which pafled through the hole. 
Newton. 
Though they cannot anfwer my diftrefs, 
Yet in foine fort they’re better than the tribunes;' 
For that they will not intercept my tale. Shakefpeare. 
It is ufed of the aft of pafling: 
Since death is near, and runs with fo much force, 
We mult m'eet firft and intercept his courfe. Dryden. 
It is ufed of that to which the paflage is direfted: 
On barbed fteeds they rode in proud array, 
Thick as the college of the bees .in May, 
When fvvarming o’er the dufky fields they fly, 
New to the flow’rs, and intercept the fky. Dryden, 
INTERCEP'TER,/! He that intercepts. — Thy inter¬ 
cepter , full of defpight, bloody as the hunter, attends 
thee at the orchard’s end. Shakefpeare. 
INTERCEPT'ING,yi The aft of ftopping in the way. 
INTERCEP'TION, f. Stoppage in courfe; hindrance; 
obfirutdion.™The pillars, ftandingat a competent diltance 
from the outmoft wall, will, by interception of the fight, 
fomewhat in appearance diminifh the breadth. Wotton. 
INTERCESSION, f. [Fr. interccjfio, Lat.] Mediation ; 
interpolition ; agency between two parties; agency in the 
caufe of another, generally in his favour, fometimes againft 
him.—To pray to the faints to obtain things by their me¬ 
rits and interceffions, is allowed and contended for by-the 
Roman church. Stilling fleet. 
Your interceffion now is needlefs grown ; 
Retire, and let me fpeak with her alone, Dryden. 
Intercession, interceffio, was ufed in ancient Rome, 
for the aft of a tribune ot the people, or other magiftrate, 
by which he inhibited the afts of other magiftrate:.; or 
even, in cafe of the tribunes, the decrees of the fenate. 
Veto was the folemn word ufed by the tribunes when they 
inhibited any decree of the fenate or law propofed to the 
people. The general law of thefe interceffions was, that 
any magiftrate might inhibit the acts of,his equal or infe¬ 
rior; but the tribunes had the foie prerogative of con¬ 
trolling the afts of every other magiftrate, yet could not 
be controlled themfelves by any. 
INTERCESSOR, /. \_intercejfeur, Fr. interccffbr, Lat.] 
Mediator; agent between tv/o parties to procure reconci- 
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liation.—When we fliall hear our eternal doom from onr 
l/itercejfor, it will convince us that a denial of Chrift is 
more.than tranfitory words. South. 
Behold the heav’ns 1 thither thine eyeflght bend ; 
Thy looks, fighs, tears, for intercejfers fend. Fairfax. 
In the Roman law, interceffor was the name of an officer, - 
whom the governors of provinces appointed principally 
to raife taxes and other duties. Intercejfor is alfo a term 
heretofore applied to fuch bifhops as, during the vacancy 
of a fee, adminiftered the bifhopric, till a fucceffor to the 
deceafed bifhop had been elefted. The third council of 
Carthage calls thefe interventors. 
To INTERCHA'IN, v. a. To chain ; to link together i 
Two bofoms interchained with an oath ; 
So then two bofoms, and a fingle troth. Shakefpeare. 
To INTERCHANGE, v. a. To put each in the place 
of the other; to give and take mutually; to exchange.— 
They had left but one piece of one fhip, whereon they 
kept themfelves in all truth, having interchanged Their 
cares, while either eared for other, each comforting and 
counfelling how to labdur for the better, and to abide the 
worfe. Sidney. 
I fliall interchange 
My wained ftate for Henry’s regal crown. Shakefpeare. 
To fucceed alternately.—His faithful friend and brother 
Euarchus came fo mightily to his fuccour, that, with 
fome interchanging changes of fortune, they begat of a juft 
war the belt child peace. Sidney. 
INTERCHANGE, f. Commerce; permutation of 
commodities.—Thofe have an interchange or trade with 
Elana. Howel. —Alternate fucceffion.—The original mea- 
fures of time, by help of the lights in the firmament, are 
perceptible to us by the interchanges of light and darknefs^ 
and fucceflions of feafons. Holder. 
With what delight could I have walk’d thee round! 
If I could joy in ought! fweefc interchange 
Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains. Milton. 
Mutual donation and reception.—After fo vaft an obli¬ 
gation, owned by fo free an acknowledgment, could any 
thing be expected but a continual interchange of kind- 
neffes ? South. 
Farewell; the leifure, and the fearful time, 
Cuts off the ceremonious vows of love. 
And ample interchange of fweet difeourfe. Shakefpeare. 
INTERCHANGEABIL'ITY, f. The ftate of-being 
interchangeable. 
INTERCHANGEABLE, adj. Given and taken mu¬ 
tually.— So many teftimonies, interchangeable warrants, and 
counterrolments, running through the hands and refting 
in the power of fo many feveral perfons, is fufficient to 
argue and convince all manner of fallehood. Bacon. —Fol¬ 
lowing each other in alternate fucceflioh.—All along the 
hiftory of the Old Teftament we find the interchangeable 
providences of God, towards the people of Ifrael, always 
fuited to their manners. Tillotfon. 
INTERCHANGEABLY, adv. Alternately; in a 
manner whereby each gives and receives.—In thefe two 
things tiie Eaftand Weft churches did interchangeably both, 
confront the Jews and concur with them. Hooker. 
This in myfelf I boldly will defend, 
And interchangeably hurl down my gage 
Upon this overweening traitor’s foot. Shakefpeare. 
INTERCHANGEMENT,y'. Exchange; mutual trans¬ 
ference : 
A contraft and eternal bond of love, 
Confirm’d by mutual joinder of your hands, 
At.tefted by the holy dole of lips, 
Strengthen’d by interchangernent of your rings. Shakefpeare 
INTERCHA'NGING, f. The aft of exchanging. 
INTERCIP'IENT, aaj. \_intercipiens , Lat.] Obltruft- 
ing; catching by the way. 
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