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[ verb mee -dee-eyt; adjective mee -dee-it ] SHOW IPA
/ verb ˈmi diˌeɪt; adjective ˈmi di ɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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.
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
SYNONYMS FOR mediate 1, 2 arbitrate.
4 intercede, intervene.
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OTHER WORDS FROM mediate me·di·ate·ly, adverb me·di·ate·ness, noun self-me·di·at·ing, adjective un·me·di·at·ed, adjective
un·me·di·at·ing, adjective
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Words nearby mediate mediastinoscope, mediastinoscopy, mediastinotomy, mediastinum, mediastinum testis, mediate , mediate auscultation, mediate percussion, mediation, mediative, mediatize
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Example sentences from the Web for mediate The deputy offered by Leung to mediate , Carrie Lam, is also hated by many.
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I know for a fact that in my own case Oman was asked to mediate on our behalf directly by the US government.
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I would try to mediate his feuds with other teachers or the more authoritarian vice principal before they blew up.
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Savile allegedly helped to mediate between Charles and Diana as their marriage foundered.
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The fight was so harsh that Jiang Zemin [the former president] had to mediate .
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She knew his worldly views—she knew also the pride of her affianced, and, she felt that she alone could mediate between the two.
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Pyrrhus, who had tried to mediate between Tarentum and Rome, meeting with non-success, advances on Rome.
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Nevertheless Great Britain was willing to mediate , on condition that Spain would make reasonable concessions.
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The customary use of relative terms justifies some Mediate Inferences, as, The father of a father is a grand-father.
Our action at a distance upon all that surrounds us is mediate and not immediate .
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British Dictionary definitions for 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)
SEE MORE SEE LESS 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
SEE MORE SEE LESS Derived forms of mediate mediately , adverb mediateness , noun mediative , mediatory or mediatorial , adjective mediator , noun
mediatorially , adverb
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Word Origin for mediate C16: from Late Latin mediāre to be in the middle
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Words related to mediate resolve, intercede, intervene, negotiate, interfere, arbitrate, settle, reconcile, deal, conciliate, referee, interpose, umpire, intermediate, moderate, propitiate, bring to terms, step in, meet halfway, go fifty-fifty
Medical definitions for mediate v. To effect or convey as an intermediate agent or mechanism.
adj. Being in a middle position.
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Scientific definitions for mediate 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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