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Definition of Mediate
1. Verb. Act between parties with a view to reconciling differences. "Sam and Sue mediate"; "He mediated a settlement"
Exact synonyms: Arbitrate, Intercede, Intermediate, Liaise
Generic synonyms: Negociate, Negotiate, Talk Terms
Derivative terms: Arbiter, Arbitrable, Arbitrament, Arbitration, Arbitration, Arbitrative, Arbitrator, Arbitrement, Intercession, Intermediation, Intermediator, Mediation, Mediation, Mediator
Generic synonyms: Negociate, Negotiate, Talk Terms
Derivative terms: Arbiter, Arbitrable, Arbitrament, Arbitration, Arbitration, Arbitrative, Arbitrator, Arbitrement, Intercession, Intermediation, Intermediator, Mediation, Mediation, Mediator
2. Adjective. Acting through or dependent on an intervening agency. "The disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact"
Attributes: Immediacy, Immediateness
Similar to: Indirect, Mediated
Antonyms: Immediate
Derivative terms: Mediateness
Similar to: Indirect, Mediated
Antonyms: Immediate
Derivative terms: Mediateness
3. Verb. Occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others. "Mediate between the old and the new"
Generic synonyms: Lie
4. Adjective. Being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series. "The middle point on a line"
Definition of Mediate
1. a. Being between the two extremes; middle; interposed; intervening; intermediate.
2. v. i. To be in the middle, or between two; to intervene.
3. v. t. To effect by mediation or interposition; to bring about as a mediator, instrument, or means; as, to mediate a peace.
Definition of Mediate
1. to act between disputing parties in order to bring about a settlement [v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES]
Medical Definition of Mediate
1. Indirect, accomplished by the aid of an intervening medium. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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