mediate

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To resolve differences, or to bring about a settlement, between conflicting parties.
2. (intransitive) To intervene between conflicting parties in order to resolve differences or bring about a settlement.
3. To divide into two equal parts.
4. To act as an intermediary causal or communicative agent; to convey.
5. To act as a spiritualistic medium.
6. To communicate via media; to frame; to provide a cultural narrative about.

Adj

1. Acting through a mediating agency, indirect.
2. Intermediate between extremes.
3. Gained or effected by a medium or condition.

Synonyms

intercede

intervene

reconcile

intermediate

arbitrate

interpose

make peace

intervening

middle

in-between

indirect

conciliate

interfere

accommodate

reflect

connect

smooth

consider

liaise

compromise

mediation

harmonize

parley

patch up

plan

ponder

propose

reconciliation

roundabout

separate

serve

settle

speak

🗣️

take care of

think of

trade

transact

utter

vicarious

act as an agent

ambagious

act as an intermediary

use as an intermediary

make peace between

arrange for agreement

settle matter

conditioning arbitration

assist

associate

backhanded

Translations

mediare

mediar

vermitteln

bemiddelen

intercéder

μεσολαβώ

mediar

servir d’intermédiaire

indirekt

intermedio

mediato

indiretto

schlichten

arbitrer

allier

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmidieɪt/

Etymology

The adjective is first attested in the 1440's 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).