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mediate
('m/i/d/i/,/eI/t )

adjective (a)

  • acting through or dependent on an intervening agency(adj.all)
    Example:
    The disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact.
    Antonym:
    immediate
    source: wordnet30
  • Being between the two extremes; middle; interposed; intervening; intermediate.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series(adj.all)
    Example:
    In a mediate position.
    Synonym:
    in-between, middle
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • act between parties with a view to reconciling differences(verb.communication)
    Example:
    He mediated a settlement.
    source: wordnet30
  • occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others(verb.stative)
    Example:
    Mediate between the old and the new.
    source: wordnet30
  • To be in the middle, or between two; to intervene.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To effect by mediation or interposition; to bring about as a mediator, instrument, or means; as, to mediate a peace.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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