mediate
verb (used with object)
to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
had mediated
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past perfectof mediate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi said his country had mediated efforts to achieve de-escalation.
From BBC ● May 6, 2025
No further talks were scheduled between the unions and the U.S. energy major, according to the website of the Fair Work Commission, Australia's industrial umpire, which had mediated five days of negotiations.
From Reuters ● Sep. 9, 2023
Soon after news of Siamak's furlough broke, Iran's Nournews said an unnamed regional nation had mediated between Tehran and Washington for the "simultaneous release of prisoners."
From Reuters ● Oct. 1, 2022
The ministry said on Twitter that Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi crown prince, had mediated the release.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
In all, he had mediated thirty-two strikes, sat on two arbitration boards, made three cost-of-living surveys for the Government.
From An American Idyll The Life of Carleton H. Parker by Cornelia Stratton Parker
