intercede
verb

to use your influence to persuade someone in authority to forgive another person, or save this person from punishment.

The Cambridge Dictionary

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ORIGIN

early 15c., "act of interceding;" c. 1500, "intercessory prayer, a pleading on behalf of oneself or another," from Latin intercessionem (nominative intercessio) "a going between, coming between, mediation," (in Medieval Latin: to interpose on someone's behalf). The sense "pleading on behalf of another" developed in Christianity.

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TALKING POINT

A speeding driver in Germany was saved from a €105 (£93) fine when a snow-white dove INTERCEDED on his behalf.

A speeding driver in Germany was saved from a €105 (£93) fine when a snow-white dove INTERCEDED on his behalf.

The driver was caught on speed cameras - but his identity was hidden by the bird's wings spread in flight.

A light-hearted police statement suggested that perhaps "it was no coincidence the Holy Spirit" intervened - a reference to the dove as a symbol of that aspect of God in Christianity.

"We have understood the sign and leave the speeder in peace this time."

But the officials in Viersen, near Germany's western border, added: "We hope that the protected speeder likewise understands this 'hint from above' and drives appropriately in the future."

Full article here:

https://bbc.in/2ASBLMV

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SYNONYMS

mediate, act as an intermediary, intermediate, negotiate, arbitrate, moderate, conciliate, act as honest broker, intervene, interpose, step in, become/get involved, take action, take measures, take a hand, plead, petition, entreat, supplicate