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mediate
adjective
verb
acting through or dependent on an intervening agency
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ˈmidieɪt
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adjective
acting through or dependent on an intervening agency
“the disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact”
adjective
being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series
“adolescence is an awkward in-between age”
verb
act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
“He interceded in the family dispute”
verb
occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others
“mediate between the old and the new”
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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
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