See Also: mediate(medicine)
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MEDIATE, POWERS(law)

mediate(2) (iou)



mediate verb. M16.
[Latin mediat- pa. ppl stem of mediare, from medius MID adjective. Partly back-form. from MEDIATION.]
verb trans. Divide (a thing) into two equal parts. M16-E17.
verb trans.
a. Settle or soothe (a dispute etc.) by mediation. M16.
b. Bring about or obtain (an agreement etc.) by acting as mediator. L16.
verb intrans.
a. Take a moderate position, avoid extremes. rare. Only in E17.
b. Occupy an intermediate position, be between; form a connecting link between one thing and another. M17.
verb intrans. Act as a mediator; intervene (between parties in dispute) to produce agreement or reconciliation. E17.
L. Namier As for the King's advisers, he considered it their task to mediate between..King and Parliament.
verb trans. Act as an intermediary in facilitating (a result) or conveying (a gift etc.); in pass., be imparted mediately; Psychology bring about by acting as an intermediate stage between stimulus and response, or an intention and its realization; act as or make use of a mediator. M17.
H. Johnson The United States pledged to mediate Guatemala's claim to British Honduras territory. R. D. Laing My experience of you is always mediated through your behaviour.
mediated adjective interposed, intervening; Psychology involving or arrived at by mediation: M19.
mediative adjective (rare) that mediates, pertaining to mediation or a mediator E19.