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mediative

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me⋅di⋅a⋅tive

[mee-dee-ey-tiv, -uh-tiv]
–adjective
mediating; mediatory.

Origin:
1805–15; mediate + -ive
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me·di·a·tion   (mē'dē-ā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act of mediating; intervention.

  2. The state of being mediated.

  3. Law An attempt to bring about a peaceful settlement or compromise between disputants through the objective intervention of a neutral party.

me'di·a'tive, me'di·a·to'ry (mē'dē-ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
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