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mediatemediate /ˈmidiˌeɪt/ ●○○ AWL verb ETYMOLOGYmediateOrigin: 1400-1500 Medieval Latin, past participle of mediare, from Latin medius; ➔ MEDIUM2 VERB TABLEmediate |
Present | I, you, we, they | mediate | | he, she, it | mediates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | mediated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have mediated | | he, she, it | has mediated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had mediated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will mediate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have mediated |
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Present | I | am mediating | | he, she, it | is mediating | | you, we, they | are mediating | Past | I, he, she, it | was mediating | | you, we, they | were mediating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been mediating | | he, she, it | has been mediating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been mediating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be mediating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been mediating |
1[intransitive, transitive] to help people, groups, countries, etc. try to end an argument and reach an agreement: Former President Jimmy Carter agreed to mediate the peace talks.mediate between UN officials mediated between the rebel fighters and the government.2[transitive] to change the effect or influence of something, especially to make the effect less bad: Exercise may mediate the effects of a bad diet.—mediation /ˌmidiˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |