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Meaning of 'mediate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mediate [ a.]
- Being between the two extremes; middle; interposed; intervening; intermediate.
- Acting by means, or by an intervening cause or instrument; not direct or immediate; acting or suffering through an intervening agent or condition.
- Gained or effected by a medium or condition.
- To be in the middle, or between two; to intervene.
- 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.
2 . Mediate [ v. t.]
- To effect by mediation or interposition; to bring about as a mediator, instrument, or means; as, to mediate a peace.
- To divide into two equal parts.

Meaning of 'mediate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mediate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
Example in sentence:
  • He interceded in the family dispute;
  • He mediated a settlement
Meaning (2):
- occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others
Example in sentence:
  • mediate between the old and the new
3 . mediate [ a]
Meaning (3):
- acting through or dependent on an intervening agency
Example in sentence:
  • the disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact
4 . mediate [ s]
Meaning (4):
- being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series
Example in sentence:
  • adolescence is an awkward in-between age;
  • in a mediate position;
  • the middle point on a line

Nearby Words:

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