mediated

[mee-dee-ey-tid]

adjective

1. (of disputes, strikes, etc.) settled or resolved with the help of an intermediary.

   In the 15 years in which he has served as a mediator, he has settled over 90% of his mediated disputes.

2. (of an agreement, truce, settlement, etc.) brought about with the help of an intermediary between parties.

   A mediated divorce is much cheaper than negotiating through lawyers or going to court.

3. indirectly experienced, effected, or conveyed; happening by means of or through someone or something else.

   I see technology as any mediated form of communication, rather than face-to-face communication.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of mediate.

Other Word Forms

• unmediated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mediated¹

mediate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The announcement comes after three days of indirect talks in Egypt - mediated by officials from Egypt, Qatar, Turkey and the US - aimed at bringing an end to the two-year conflict.

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Through the mirror’s warp, this mutual curiosity between the viewer and the viewed is mediated by refractions, glimmers and illusions.

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The cases will be reviewed by retired Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Louis Meisinger, who mediated similar settlements for the victims of the 2023 Maui wildfires and the 2017 Las Vegas concert mass shooting.

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In the public sphere, there are countless variations on similar mediated versions of the truth, stories that provide a measure of emotional catharsis.

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"It's cycle informed, but it's not as cycle mediated," added Jarrell-Searcy.

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