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

Related forms:
me⋅di⋅ate⋅ly, adverb
me⋅di⋅ate⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1, 2. arbitrate. 4. intercede, interpose.
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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.
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Medical Dictionary

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
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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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