English dictionary
mediate
adjectivePronunciation
ˈmidieɪt
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- acting through or dependent on an intervening agency
adjective
- being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series
verb
- act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
verb
- occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others
Example sentences
the disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact
adolescence is an awkward in-between age
in a mediate position
the middle point on a line
He interceded in the family dispute
He mediated a settlement
mediate between the old and the new