mediative

[ mee-dee-ey-tiv, -uh-tiv ]

/ ˈmi diˌeɪ tɪv, -ə tɪv /

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adjective

mediating; mediatory.

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Nearby words

mediate, mediate auscultation, mediate percussion, mediated generalization, mediation, mediative, mediatize, mediator, mediatorial, mediatory, mediatrix

Origin of mediative

First recorded in 1805–15; mediate + -ive

Related forms

non·me·di·a·tive, adjectiveun·me·di·a·tive, adjective

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Examples 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 Disraeli
What he knows, however well established in his actual, positive consciousness, is at best only relative and mediative.
The Will to Doubt|Alfred H. Lloyd
The factional life is mediative and instrumental; the personal life is initiative and purposive.
The Will to Doubt|Alfred H. Lloyd