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mediate

verb
/ˈmidieɪt/US

Etymology

The adjective is first attested in the 1440s in Middle English, the verb in 1538; from Middle English mediat(e) (“intermediate; intercessory”), borrowed from Late Latin mediātus, perfect passive participle of mediō (“to divide in the middle; (in Medieval Latin) to be in the middle, be or become between, mediate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from medius (“middle”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

  1. derived from mediātus
  2. inherited from mediat — “intermediate; intercessory”

Definitions

  1. To resolve differences, or to bring about a settlement, between conflicting parties.

    • Negotiators managed to mediate a ceasefire.

  2. To intervene between conflicting parties in order to resolve differences or bring about a…

    To intervene between conflicting parties in order to resolve differences or bring about a settlement.

    • "Nay," replied Charles, gravely, "this is carrying your anger too far. Allow me to mediate between you. I must entreat, nay, I command, the Lady Francesca's presence."

  3. To divide into two equal parts.

  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. To act as an intermediary causal or communicative agent

      To act as an intermediary causal or communicative agent; to convey.

      • [A]s much as language in our modern technological world is mediated through the written word, quantitatively spoken language still reigns supreme.

    2. To act as a spiritualistic medium.

    3. To communicate via media

      To communicate via media; to frame; to provide a cultural narrative about.

    4. Acting through a mediating agency, indirect.

    5. Intermediate between extremes.

      • soon the mediate clouds shall be dispell'd

    6. Gained or effected by a medium or condition.

      • mediate positive proof

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Derived

antibody-mediated rejection, electromediated, hypermediated, immunomediate, mediatable, mediatingly, mediative, nonmediated, nonmediating, telemediated, unmediated, mediately, mediateness

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at mediate. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at mediate. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at mediate

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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