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mediative

[ mee-dee-ey-tiv, -uh-tiv ]
/ ˈmi diˌeɪ tɪv, -ə tɪv /

adjective

mediating; mediatory.

Words nearby mediative

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

Origin of mediative

First recorded in 1805–15; mediate + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM mediative

non·me·di·a·tive, adjectiveun·me·di·a·tive, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

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