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- Dictionaryme·di·ate
verb
- 1. intervene between people in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation: "Wilson attempted to mediate between the powers to end the war" Similar
- 2. bring about (a result such as a physiological effect): technical "the right hemisphere plays an important role in mediating tactile perception of direction" Similar
adjective
- 1. connected indirectly through another person or thing; involving an intermediate agency: "public law institutions are a type of mediate state administration"
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The meaning of MEDIATE is occupying a middle position. How to use mediate in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Mediate.
to talk to two separate people or groups involved in a disagreement to try to help them to agree or find a solution to their problems: Negotiators were called in to mediate between the two sides. The two envoys have succeeded in mediating an end to the war. Synonyms. arbitrate. intercede formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
to bring about (an agreement, accord, truce, peace, etc.) as an intermediary between parties by compromise, reconciliation, removal of misunderstanding, etc. Synonyms: arbitrate. to effect (a result) or convey (a message, gift, etc.) by or as if by an intermediary.
to talk to two separate people or groups involved in a disagreement to try to help them to agree or find a solution to their problems: Negotiators were called in to mediate between the two sides. The two envoys have succeeded in mediating an end to the war. Synonyms. arbitrate. intercede formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
To mediate is to go from one to another and try to make peace. Mediate derives from the Latin medius "middle," and people who mediate are in the middle, between the parties. Other things that are in the middle can be said to mediate as well.
1. To work with two or more disputants in order to bring about an agreement, settlement, or compromise. 2. To settle or reconcile differences: "[George] Eliot's effort to mediate between the conflicting demands of representation and readability in the [novel's] dialect usage" (Carol A. Martin). 3.
mediate. [intransitive, transitive] to try to end a situation between two or more people or groups who disagree by talking to them and trying to find things that everyone can agree on.
