mediate

[ verb mee-dee-eyt; adjective mee-dee-it ]
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verb (used with object),me·di·at·ed, me·di·at·ing.
  1. to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.

  2. to bring about (an agreement, accord, truce, peace, etc.) as an intermediary between parties by compromise, reconciliation, removal of misunderstanding, etc.

  1. to effect (a result) or convey (a message, gift, etc.) by or as if by an intermediary.

verb (used without object),me·di·at·ed, me·di·at·ing.
  1. to act between parties to effect an agreement, compromise, reconciliation, etc.

  2. to occupy an intermediate place or position.

adjective
  1. acting through, dependent on, or involving an intermediate agency; not direct or immediate.

Origin of mediate

1
First recorded in1375–1425; late Middle English, from Late Latin mediātus, past participle of mediāre “to be in the middle, intercede”; see medium, -ate1

Other words for mediate

Other words from mediate

  • me·di·ate·ly [mee-dee-it-lee], /ˈmi di ɪt li/, adverb
  • me·di·ate·ness [mee-dee-it-nis], /ˈmi di ɪt nɪs/, noun
  • self-me·di·at·ing, adjective
  • un·me·di·at·ing, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for mediate

mediate

verb(ˈmiːdɪˌeɪt)
  1. (intr; usually foll by between or in) to intervene (between parties or in a dispute) in order to bring about agreement

  2. to bring about (an agreement)

  1. to bring about (an agreement) between parties in a dispute

  2. to resolve (differences) by mediation

  3. (intr) to be in a middle or intermediate position

  4. (tr) to serve as a medium for causing (a result) or transferring (objects, information, etc)

adjective(ˈmiːdɪɪt)
  1. occurring as a result of or dependent upon mediation

  2. a rare word for intermediate

  1. logic (of an inference) having more than one premise, esp, being syllogistic in form

Origin of mediate

1
C16: from Late Latin mediāre to be in the middle

Derived forms of mediate

  • mediately, adverb
  • mediateness, noun
  • mediative, mediatory or mediatorial, adjective
  • mediator, noun
  • mediatorially, adverb

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Scientific definitions for mediate

mediate

[ dē-āt′ ]


  1. To effect or convey a force between subatomic particles. The gauge bosons, for example, mediate the four fundamental forces of nature.

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