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me⋅di⋅ate

[v. mee-dee-eyt; adj. mee-dee-it] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing, adjective
–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.
–adjective
6. acting through, dependent on, or involving an intermediate agency; not direct or immediate.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < LL mediātus, ptp. of mediāre to be in the middle, intercede. See medium, -ate 1


me⋅di⋅ate⋅ly, adverb
me⋅di⋅ate⋅ness, noun


1, 2. arbitrate. 4. intercede, interpose.
me·di·ate   (mē'dē-āt')   
v.   me·di·at·ed, me·di·at·ing, me·di·ates

v.   tr.
  1. To resolve or settle (differences) by working with all the conflicting parties: mediate a labor-management dispute.
  2. To bring about (a settlement, for example) by working with all the conflicting parties.
  3. To effect or convey as an intermediate agent or mechanism.
v.   intr.
  1. To intervene between two or more disputants in order to bring about an agreement, a settlement, or a compromise.
  2. To settle or reconcile differences.
  3. To have a relation to two differing persons or things.
adj.   (-ĭt)
  1. Acting through, involving, or dependent on an intervening agency.
  2. Being in a middle position.

[Late Latin mediāre, mediāt-, to be in the middle, from Latin medius, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots.]
me'di·ate·ly (-ĭt-lē) adv.

Mediate

Me"di*ate\, a. [L. mediatus, p. p. of mediare, v. t., to halve, v. i., to be in the middle. See Mid, and cf. Moiety.]

1. Being between the two extremes; middle; interposed; intervening; intermediate. --Prior.

2. Acting by means, or by an intervening cause or instrument; not direct or immediate; acting or suffering through an intervening agent or condition.

3. Gained or effected by a medium or condition. --Bacon.

An act of mediate knowledge is complex. --Sir W. Hamilton.

Mediate

Me"di*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Mediated; p. pr. & vb. n. Mediating.] [LL. mediatus, p. p. of mediare to mediate. See Mediate, a.]

1. To be in the middle, or between two; to intervene. [R.]

2. To interpose between parties, as the equal friend of each, esp. for the purpose of effecting a reconciliation or agreement; as, to mediate between nations.

Mediate

Me"di*ate\, v. t. 1. To effect by mediation or interposition; to bring about as a mediator, instrument, or means; as, to mediate a peace.

2. To divide into two equal parts. [R.] --Holder.
Language Translation for : mediate
Spanish: mediar, servir de intermediario,
German: vermitteln,
Japanese: 調停する

Main Entry: 1me·di·ate
Pronunciation: 'mEd-E-&t
Function: adjective
1 : occupying a middle position
2 : acting through an intervening agency : exhibiting indirect causation, connection, or relation

Main Entry: 2me·di·ate
Pronunciation: 'mEd-E-"At
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed; -at·ing
: to transmit or carry (as a physical process or effect) as an intermediate mechanism or agency

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.

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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