v.
/
ˈmiːdɪeɪt/
- intervene in a dispute to bring about an agreement or reconciliation.
- technical be a medium for (a process or effect).
adj.
/
ˈmiːdɪət/
involving an intermediate agency.
Derivative
- mediately adv.
- mediation n.
- mediator n.
- mediatory
/ˈmiːdɪət(ə)ri/
adj.
Etymology
ME (as an adjective in the sense ‘interposed’): from late L. mediatus, mediare ‘place in the middle’, from L. medius ‘middle’.
