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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.

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mediate

vb [ˈmiːdɪˌeɪt]

1. (intr; usually foll by between or in) to intervene (between parties or in a dispute) in order to bring about agreement

2. to bring about (an agreement)

3. to bring about (an agreement) between parties in a dispute

4. to resolve (differences) by mediation

5. (intr) to be in a middle or intermediate position

6. (tr) to serve as a medium for causing (a result) or transferring (objects, information, etc.)

adj [ˈmiːdɪɪt]

1. occurring as a result of or dependent upon mediation

2. a rare word for intermediate

3. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic (of an inference) having more than one premise, esp, being syllogistic in form

[from Late Latin mediāre to be in the middle]

mediately  adv

mediateness  n

mediative , mediatory, mediatorial adj

mediator  n

mediatorially  adv

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mediate  (md-t)

To effect or convey a force between subatomic particles. The gauge bosons, for example, mediate the four fundamental forces of nature.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	mediate - act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement" arbitrate, intercede, intermediate, liaise negotiate, talk terms, negociate - discuss the terms of an arrangement; "They negotiated the sale of the house"
	2.	mediate - occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others; "mediate between the old and the new" lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
Adj.	1.	mediate - acting through or dependent on an intervening agency; "the disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact" immediate - having no intervening medium; "an immediate influence"
	2.	mediate - being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series; "adolescence is an awkward in-between age"; "in a mediate position"; "the middle point on a line" in-between, middle intermediate - lying between two extremes in time or space or state; "going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a process"; "intermediate stops on the route"; "an intermediate range plane"

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mediate

verb intervene, moderate, step in (informal), intercede, settle, referee, resolve, umpire, reconcile, arbitrate, interpose, conciliate, make peace, restore harmony, act as middleman, bring to terms, bring to an agreement UN officials mediated between the two sides.

Translations

mediate [ˈmiːdɪeɪt]

A. VI → mediar (between, in entre en)

B. VT [+ talks] → mediar en, actuar de mediador en; [+ dispute] → mediar en, arbitrar; [+ agreement] → conseguir mediante mediación

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mediate [ˈmiːdieɪt] vi (= act as mediator) → servir d'intermédiaire
to mediate between two sides → servir d'intermédiaire entre deux parties

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mediate¹

adj (rare) → mittelbar

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mediate²

vi → vermitteln

vt settlement → aushandeln, herbeiführen

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mediate [ˈmiːdɪˌeɪt]

1. vi → fare da mediatore/trice

2. vt (settlement) → mediare

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mediate [ˈmiːdɪˌeɪt]

1. vi → fare da mediatore/trice

2. vt (settlement) → mediare

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mediate

v mediate [ˈmiːdieit]

to try to settle a dispute between people who are disagreeing The United States is trying to mediate (in the dispute) between these two countries. bemiddel يَتَوَسَّط بَين فَريقَيْن помирявам (z)prostředkovat mægle vermitteln μεσολαβώ mediar, servir de intermediario vahendama میانجی گری کردن sovitella agir en médiateur/-trice לְתַווֵך मध्यस्थ का काम करना posredovati közvetít menengahi miðla málum mediare, fare da mediatore 調停する 중재하다 tarpininkauti būt par starpnieku menjadi orang tengah bemiddelen mekle pośredniczyć servir de medianeiro a media посредничать sprostredkovať posredovati posredovati medla เป็นผู้ไกล่เกลี่ย hakemlik/arabuluculuk yapmak 調停 бути посередником ثالثی کرنا làm trung gian hoà giải 调停

n mediˈation

bemiddeling تَوَسُّط بين فَريقَيْن مُتَخاصِمَيْن помиряване (z)prostředkování mægling die Vermittlung μεσολάβηση mediación vahendus میانجیگری sovittelu médiation תִּיווּך बीचबचाव करना posredništvo közvetítés penengahan málamiðlun mediazione 調停 조정, 중재 tarpininkavimas starpniecība perantaraan bemiddeling mekling, mediasjon mediacja mediação mediere посредничество sprostredkovanie posredovanje medijacija medling, medlande การอยู่ตรงกลาง aracılık 調解 посередництво ثالثی sự hòa giải 调解

n mediator

bemiddelaar وَسيط помирител prostředník, -ice mægler; mellemmand der Vermittler μεσολαβητής mediador, intercesor vahendaja میانجیگر sovittelija médiateur/-trice מְתַווֵך बीचबचाव करने वाला posrednik közvetítő penengah málamiðlari mediatore, mediatrice 調停者 조정자, 중재인 tarpininkas starpnieks orang tengah bemiddelaar mellommann, mekler mediator medianeiro mediator; intermediar посредник sprostredkovateľ, -ka posredovalec medijator medlare, fredsmäklare ผู้เป็นสื่อกลาง hakem, arabulucu kimse 調停者 посередник ثالث بالخیر người hoà giải 调停者