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verb (used with object)
1.
to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
2.
to bring about (an agreement, accord, truce, peace, etc.) as an intermediary between parties by compromise, reconciliation, removal of misunderstanding, etc.
3.
to effect (a result) or convey (a message, gift, etc.) by or as if by an intermediary.
verb (used without object)
4.
to act between parties to effect an agreement, compromise, reconciliation, etc.
5.
to occupy an intermediate place or position.
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Mediates
is always a great word to know.
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
adjective
6.
acting through, dependent on, or involving an intermediate agency; not direct or immediate.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin mediātus, past participle of mediāre to be in the middle, intercede. See medium, -ate1
1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin mediātus, past participle of mediāre to be in the middle, intercede. See medium, -ate1
Related forms
me·di·ate·ly, adverb
me·di·ate·ness, noun
re·me·di·ate, verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
self-me·di·at·ing, adjective
un·me·di·at·ed, adjective
EXPANDun·me·di·at·ing, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1, 2. arbitrate. 4. intercede, interpose.
1, 2. arbitrate. 4. intercede, interpose.
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Medical Dictionary
mediate me·di·ate (mē'dē-āt')
v. me·di·at·ed, me·di·at·ing, me·di·ates
To effect or convey as an intermediate agent or mechanism. adj. (-ĭt)
Being in a middle position.
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Science Dictionary
mediate  (mē'dē-āt') Pronunciation Key
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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