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   mediate

   verb

   • 1. intervene in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation: "Wilson attempted to mediate between the powers to end the war" Similar arbitrateconciliatemoderateumpirerefereeact as peacemakerreconcile differencesrestore harmonymake peacebring to termsliaiseintervenestep inintercedeact as an intermediaryinterposearchaic:temporize
   • ▪ intervene in (a dispute) to bring about an agreement: "set up a tribunal to arbitrate and mediate disputes" Similar resolvesettlearbitrate inumpirereconcilemendclear uppatch up
   • ▪ bring about (an agreement or solution) by intervening in a dispute: "efforts to mediate a peaceful resolution of the conflict" Similar negotiatebring abouteffectmake happenrare:effectuate
   • 2. bring about (a result such as a physiological effect): technical "the right hemisphere plays an important role in mediating tactile perception of direction" Similar arbitrateconciliatemoderateumpirerefereeact as peacemakerreconcile differencesrestore harmonymake peacebring to termsliaiseintervenestep inintercedeact as an intermediaryinterposearchaic:temporize
   • ▪ be a means of conveying: "this important ministry of mediating the power of the word" Similar conveytransmitcommunicateput across/overimpartpass onhand onrelatereveal
   • ▪ form a link between: "structures which mediate gender divisions"

   adjective

   • 1. connected indirectly through another person or thing; involving an intermediate agency: "public law institutions are a type of mediate state administration"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘interposed’): from late Latin mediatus ‘placed in the middle’, past participle of the verb mediare, from Latin medius ‘middle’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. mediately adverb

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