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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.

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

medi·ate·ly (-t-l) adv.

mediate [mee-dee-ate]
Verb
[-ating, -ated]
1. to intervene between people or in a dispute in order to bring about agreement
2. to resolve differences by mediation
3. to be changed slightly by (an experience or event): clients' attitudes to social workers have often been mediated by their past experiences [Late Latin mediare to be in the middle]
mediation n
mediator n

mediate  (md-t)
To effect or convey a force between subatomic particles. The gauge bosons, for example, mediate the four fundamental forces of nature.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.mediatemediate - act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement"
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"
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"

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
Translations
mediate [ˈmiːdɪeɪt] vimediar

mediate [ˈmiːdɪeɪt] viservir d'intermédiaire

mediate [ˈmiːdɪeɪt] vivermitteln

mediate [ˈmiːdɪeɪt] viinterporsi; fare da mediatore/trice

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 분쟁을 조정하다, 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
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
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


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