mindmap root((INTER)) intercede 1、 To act as a go-between between unfriendly parties.
2、 To beg or plead in behalf of another.
🌱He had interceded for her with their boss on one important occasion, for which she was still grateful. 🌳The Latin cedere means "to go," so "go between" is the most literal meaning of intercede. （The same -cede root can also be seen in such words as precede and secede.） If you've been blamed unfairly for something, a friend may intercede on your behalf with your coach or teacher. More often, it will be the coach or teacher who has to intercede in a student dispute. The intercession of foreign governments has sometimes prevented conflicts from becoming worse than they otherwise would have. interstice A little space between two things; chink, crevice.
🌱All the interstices between the rocks have been filled with new cement, and the wall should be fine for another hundred years. 🌳People often speak of interstices in the physical sense （referring to the interstices in surfaces, for example, or microscopic interstices between particles in chemical compounds）, but also often in a less literal way （the interstices in a movie's plot, in the economy, in what's covered by a complicated tax law, etc.）. The pronunciation of interstice is slightly unusual; you might not guess that it's accented on the second syllable. This is also true in the plural interstices, which is used more often than the singular form; note also that in interstices the final e is usually pronounced long, so that it rhymes with bees. interdict 1、 To prohibit or forbid.
2、 To destroy, damage, or cut off （as an enemy line of supply） by firepower to stop or hamper an enemy.
🌱All weapons trade with the country had been interdicted by the NATO alliance, and ships were actually being stopped and searched before being allowed to dock. 🌳Interdict and interdiction are used for very serious prohibitions—more serious than, say, a professor telling the class that texting is forbidden during lectures. During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, an interdict was a sentence imposed by the powerful Catholic Church forbidding a person or place, and sometimes even an entire country, from receiving church privileges or participating in church functions. Interdict now often means "cut off" in a physically forceful way as well; interdictions are usually targeted at either arms supplies or illegal drug shipments. interpolate To put something between other things or parts, especially to put words into a piece of writing or a conversation.
🌱On page 6, she noticed that someone had interpolated a couple of sentences that completely altered the meaning of her original text. 🌳The meaning of interpolate is often entirely innocent. An interpolation in a text may have been approved by everyone concerned, and an interpolation in conversation is usually just an interruption. But in its older meaning, interpolating usually meant tampering with a text secretly to change its apparent meaning. Legislators are sometimes enraged to discover what someone has quietly interpolated into their favorite bill at the last minute. And any contract always has to be read carefully to make sure the other lawyer didn't slip in an undesirable interpolation.