mediated

me·di·ate  (md-t)

v. me·di·at·ed, me·di·at·ing, me·di·ates

v.tr.

1. To resolve or settle (differences) by working with all the conflicting parties: mediate a labor-management dispute.

2. To bring about (a settlement, for example) by working with all the conflicting parties.

3. To effect or convey as an intermediate agent or mechanism.

v.intr.

1. To intervene between two or more disputants in order to bring about an agreement, a settlement, or a compromise.

2. To settle or reconcile differences.

3. To have a relation to two differing persons or things.

adj. (-t)

1. Acting through, involving, or dependent on an intervening agency.

2. Being in a middle position.

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[Late Latin medire, medit-, to be in the middle, from Latin medius, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots.]

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medi·ate·ly (-t-l) adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

mediated - acting or brought about through an intervening agency; "the mediated settlement brought satisfaction to both sides" mediate - acting through or dependent on an intervening agency; "the disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact"