mediated

American  

[mee-dee-ey-tid] / ˈmi diˌeɪ tɪd /

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unmediated adjective

Etymology

Origin of mediated

mediate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

This deeply moving novel explores the aftermath of loss and the shape of grief in an age of avatars and algorithmically mediated emotion.

From Los Angeles Times

Many of the exiled Ayatollah Khomeini’s allies assume he won’t achieve power, possibly increasing their leverage for an eventual mediated settlement.

From The Wall Street Journal

The overnight clashes came less than two months after both sides agreed to a ceasefire mediated by Qatar and Turkey.

From BBC

"We found that this molecular switch is mediated by a generic transcription complex normally required for all protein-coding genes," says Robert Roeder, head of the lab.

From Science Daily

It has always favoured the talks mediated by Qatar, saying they will address "the root causes" of the conflict.

From BBC

Related Words

• studied
• treated