mediate

[ verb mee-dee-eyt; adjective mee-dee-it ]

/ verb ˈmi diˌeɪt; adjective ˈmi di ɪt /

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verb (used with object), me·di·at·ed, me·di·at·ing.

to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.

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

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.

to act between parties to effect an agreement, compromise, reconciliation, etc.

to occupy an intermediate place or position.

adjective

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

OTHER WORDS FOR mediate

1, 2 arbitrate.

4 intercede, intervene.

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Origin of mediate

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Late Latin mediātus, past participle of mediāre “to be in the middle, intercede”; see medium, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM mediate

me·di·ate·ly

[mee-dee-it-lee], /ˈmi di ɪt li/, adverbme·di·ate·ness

[mee-dee-it-nis], /ˈmi di ɪt nɪs/, nounself-me·di·at·ing, adjectiveun·me·di·at·ing, adjective

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How to use mediate in a sentence

That God might be glorified immediately, the former was constituted; that he might be glorified mediately, the latter was founded.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
The first suggestion of it never came from me, mediately or immediately, to his Majesty or any of his ministers.
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886|Ministry of Education
It acts only mediately upon everything outside of the visible organism.
Mysterious Psychic Forces|Camille Flammarion
The will acts upon the psychode, and thus mediately, upon the bodies that the sphere of this substance embraces.
Mysterious Psychic Forces|Camille Flammarion

This sphere is received immediately by the female sex, and mediately by the male, 225.
The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love|Emanuel Swedenborg

British Dictionary definitions for mediate

mediate

verb (ˈmiːdɪˌeɪt)

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

to bring about (an agreement)

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

to resolve (differences) by mediation

(intr) to be in a middle or intermediate position

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

adjective (ˈmiːdɪɪt)

occurring as a result of or dependent upon mediation

a rare word for intermediate

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

Derived forms of mediate

mediately, adverbmediateness, nounmediative, mediatory or mediatorial, adjectivemediator, noun

mediatorially, adverb

Word Origin for mediate

C16: from Late Latin mediāre to be in the middle

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Scientific definitions for mediate

mediate

[ mē′dē-āt′ ]

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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