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mediate

/ mediate /
verb/adjective

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others
"mediate between the old and the new"
Type of:
lie
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
adjective Sense 2
acting through or dependent on an intervening agency
"the disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact"
Similar:
indirect mediated
Opposites:
immediate
verb Sense 3
act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
"He interceded in the family dispute"
"He mediated a settlement"
Type of:
negociate negotiate talk terms
Derived:
arbitration arbitrament arbitrement arbiter arbitrator
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
adjective satellite Sense 4
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"
Similar:
intermediate
Semantic Complexity
68%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
3
Total Relationships
13
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

lie indirect mediated immediate negociate negotiate talk terms intermediate