mediate

== English == === 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). === Pronunciation 1 === IPA(key): (US) /ˈmidieɪt/ ==== Verb ==== mediate (third-person singular simple present mediates, present participle mediating, simple past and past participle mediated) (transitive) To resolve differences, or to bring about a settlement, between conflicting parties. (intransitive) To intervene between conflicting parties in order to resolve differences or bring about a settlement. To divide into two equal parts. To act as an intermediary causal or communicative agent; to convey. To act as a spiritualistic medium. To communicate via media; to frame; to provide a cultural narrative about. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Pronunciation 2 === IPA(key): (US) /ˈmidi.ət/ ==== Adjective ==== mediate Acting through a mediating agency, indirect. Intermediate between extremes. Gained or effected by a medium or condition. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Further reading === “mediate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “mediate”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === medaite == Italian == === Adjective === mediate f pl feminine plural of mediato === Verb === mediate inflection of mediare: second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive second-person plural imperative feminine plural past participle === Anagrams === medietà == Latin == === Participle === mediāte vocative masculine singular of mediātus == Spanish == === Verb === mediate second-person singular voseo imperative of mediar combined with te