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1. (v.t.) mediate
to settle (a dispute) as an intermediary.
2. mediate
to bring about by serving as intermediary:
to mediate a settlement.
3. mediate
to convey by or as if by an intermediary.
4. (v.i.) mediate
to act between parties to effect an agreement.
5. mediate
to reconcile disagreements.
6. (adj.) mediate
involving an intermediate agency; not direct.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < LL mediātus, ptp. of mediāre to be in the middle, intercede. See medium , -ate1)
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| Definition of 'mediate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) mediate
acting through or dependent on an intervening agency
"the disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact"
2. (verb) in-between, mediate, middle
being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series
"adolescence is an awkward in-between age"; "in a mediate position"; "the middle point on a line"
3. (verb) intercede, mediate, intermediate, liaise, arbitrate
act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
"He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement"
4. (verb) mediate
occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others
"mediate between the old and the new"
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1. (verb) mediate
to try to help two opposing groups reach an agreement
lawyers mediating for couples who are divorcing; He will mediate talks between the players and management.
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| Definition of 'mediate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) mediate
being between the two extremes; middle; interposed; intervening; intermediate
2. (adj) mediate
acting by means, or by an intervening cause or instrument; not direct or immediate; acting or suffering through an intervening agent or condition
3. (adj) mediate
gained or effected by a medium or condition
4. (adj) mediate
to be in the middle, or between two; to intervene
5. (adj) mediate
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
6. (verb) mediate
to effect by mediation or interposition; to bring about as a mediator, instrument, or means; as, to mediate a peace
7. (verb) mediate
to divide into two equal parts
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Sense: to try to settle a dispute between people who are disagreeing
The United States is trying to mediate (in the dispute) between these two countries.
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 Afrikaans: bemiddel |
 Arabic: يَتَوَسَّط بَين فَريقَيْن |
 Bulgarian: помирявам |
 Brazilian: mediar |
 Czech: (z)prostředkovat |
 German: vermitteln |
 Danish: mægle |
 Greek: μεσολαβώ |
 Spanish: mediar, servir de interme |
 Estonian: vahendama |
 Farsi: میانجی گری کردن |
 Finnish: sovitella |
 French: agir en médiateur/-trice |
 Hebrew: לְתַווֵך |
 Hindi: मध्यस्थ का काम करना |
 Croatian: posredovati |
 Hungarian: közvetít |
 Indonesian: menengahi |
 Icelandic: miðla málum |
 Italian: mediare, fare da mediator |
 Japanese: 調停する |
 Korean: 중재하다 |
 Lithuanian: tarpininkauti |
 Latvian: būt par starpnieku |
 Malay: menjadi orang tengah |
 Dutch: bemiddelen |
 Norwegian: mekle |
 Polish: pośredniczyć |
 Persian: میانجی گری کردن |
 Pashto: د دوه كسو په مينځ كښى سول |
 Portuguese: servir de medianeiro |
 Romanian: a media |
 Russian: посредничать |
 Slovak: sprostredkovať |
 Slovenian: posredovati |
 Serbian: posredovati |
 Swedish: medla |
 Thai: เป็นผู้ไกล่เกลี่ย |
 Turkish: hakemlik/arabuluculuk yap |
 Taiwanese: 調停 |
 Ukrainian: бути посередником |
 Urdu: ثالثی کرنا |
 Vietnamese: làm trung gian hoà giải |
 Chinese: 调停 |
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