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mediate
- /ˈmidieɪt/ US
- /ˈmidi.ət/ US
Where it comes from
The adjective is first attested in the 1440s in Middle English, the verb in 1538; from Middle English mediat(e) (“intermediate; intercessory”), borrowed from Late Latin mediātus, perfect passive participle of mediō (“to divide in the middle; (in Medieval Latin) to be in the middle, be or become between, mediate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from medius (“middle”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).
verb mediates · mediating · mediated
- To resolve differences, or to bring about a settlement, between conflicting parties. Negotiators managed to mediate a ceasefire.
- To intervene between conflicting parties in order to resolve differences or bring about a settlement. "Nay," replied Charles, gravely, "this is carrying your anger too far. Allow me to mediate between you. I must entreat, nay, I command, the Lady Francesca's presence."
- To divide into two equal parts. Then, Meaſuring Land, by vvalking over it, they ſtyled a Double-ſtep (i.e. the Space from the elevation of one Foot, to the ſame Foot ſet dovvn again, mediated by a ſtep of the other Foot) a Pace, equal to 5 Foot; a Thouſand of vvhich Paces made a Mile, vvhich is a Meaſure ſerving for any diſtance o
- To act as an intermediary causal or communicative agent; to convey. He had some advantage in the difference of our weapons; for his sword, as I recollect, was longer than mine, […] His obvious malignity of purpose never for a moment threw him off his guard, and he exhausted every feint and strategem proper to the science of defence; while, at the same time, he media
- To act as a spiritualistic medium.
- To communicate via media; to frame; to provide a cultural narrative about.
adjective
- Acting through a mediating agency, indirect. The Leibnitzio-Wolfians distinguish three acts in the process of representative cognition: — 1° the act of representing a (mediate) object to the mind; 2° the representation, or, to speak more properly, representamen, itself as an (immediate or vicarious) object exhibited to the mind; 3° the act by
- Intermediate between extremes. soon the mediate clouds shall be dispell'd
- Gained or effected by a medium or condition. mediate positive proof
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: intercede, arbitrate, liaise, indirect, in-between, intermediate, middle, negotiate, mediation, mediator, reconcile, give, adjudicate, intermediary, conciliate, impart
Translations
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verb 1. (transitive) resolve differences
| Español | mediar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 經調解達成 /经调解达成 jīng tiáojiě dáchéng |
| Deutsch | schlichten |
| Italiano | mediare |
| Română | media |
verb 2. (intransitive) intervene between conflicting parties
| Español | mediar, terciar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 調解 /调解 tiáojiě |
| Deutsch | vermitteln |
| Italiano | mediare |
| Ελληνικά | μεσολαβώ mesolavó |
verb 3. to divide
| Español | mediar |
|---|
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