mediate

 

verb

Pronunciation: /ˈmiːdɪeɪt/
  • 1 [no object] intervene in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation: Wilson attempted to mediate between the powers to end the war
  • [with object] intervene in (a dispute) to bring about an agreement: set up a tribunal to arbitrate and mediate disputes
  • [with object] bring about (an agreement or solution) by intervening in a dispute: efforts to mediate a peaceful resolution of the conflict
  • 2 [with object] technical bring about (a result such as a physiological effect): the right hemisphere plays an important role in mediating tactile perception of direction
  • be a means of conveying: this important ministry of mediating the power of the word
  • form a link between: structures which mediate gender divisions

adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈmiːdɪət/
  • connected indirectly through another person or thing; involving an intermediate agency: public law institutions are a type of mediate state administration

Derivatives

mediately

Pronunciation: /-ətli/
adverb

Origin:

late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense 'interposed'): from late Latin mediatus 'placed in the middle', past participle of the verb mediare, from Latin medius 'middle'