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Meaning of 'mediate'
Meaning of 'mediate' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Mediate 
[ a.]
- Being between the two extremes; middle; interposed;
intervening; intermediate. [ a.]- 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. [ v. t.]- To divide into two equal parts.
Meaning of 'mediate' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. mediate [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
- 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
- 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
2. mediate [ a]
[ a]Meaning (3):
- acting through or dependent on an intervening agency
- acting through or dependent on an intervening agency
Example in sentence:
- the disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact
3. mediate [ s]
[ s]Meaning (4):
- being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series
- 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
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