mediative
[ mee-dee-ey-tiv, -uh-tiv ]
/ ˈmi diˌeɪ tɪv, -ə tɪv /
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adjective
mediating; mediatory.
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OTHER WORDS FROM mediative
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Example sentences from the Web for mediative
The consequence of our consultations was, that some Northern power should be applied to in a friendly and mediative capacity.
Coningsby|Benjamin DisraeliThe factional life is mediative and instrumental; the personal life is initiative and purposive.
The Will to Doubt|Alfred H. LloydWhat he knows, however well established in his actual, positive consciousness, is at best only relative and mediative.
The Will to Doubt|Alfred H. Lloyd