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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mediate \Me"di*ate\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Mediated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mediating}.] [LL. mediatus, p. p. of mediare to mediate. See {Mediate}, adjective]
1. To be in the middle, or between two; to intervene. [R.]
2. To interpose between parties, as the equal friend of each, esp. for the purpose of effecting a reconciliation or agreement; as, to mediate between nations.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mediate \Me"di*ate\, adjective [L. mediatus, p. p. of mediare, verb (used with an object), to halve, verb (used without an object), to be in the middle. See {Mid}, and cf. {Moiety}.]
1. Being between the two extremes; middle; interposed; intervening; intermediate. --Prior.
2. Acting by means, or by an intervening cause or instrument; not direct or immediate; acting or suffering through an intervening agent or condition.
3. Gained or effected by a medium or condition. --Bacon.
An act of mediate knowledge is complex. --Sir W. Hamilton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mediate \Me"di*ate\, verb (used with an object)
1. To effect by mediation or interposition; to bring about as a mediator, instrument, or means; as, to mediate a peace.
2. To divide into two equal parts. [R.] --Holder.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
mediate
adjective
1: acting through or dependent on an intervening agency; "the disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact" [ant: {immediate}]
2: being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series; "adolescence is an awkward in-between age"; "in a mediate position"; "the middle point on a line" [syn: {in-between}, {middle}]
verb
1: act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement" [syn: {intercede}, {intermediate}, {liaise}, {arbitrate}]
2: occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others; "mediate between the old and the new"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
49 Moby Thesaurus words for "mediate": accommodate, act between, act for, adjust, advance, arbitrate, arrange matters, assist, bargain, be instrumental, bring to terms, bring together, compose, compromise, facilitate, fix up, forward, go between, harmonize, heal the breach, intercede, interfere, intermediate, interpose, intervene, judge, make terms, meet halfway, minister to, moderate, negotiate, patch things up, promote, put in tune, reconcile, referee, represent, resolve, restore harmony, reunite, serve, settle, settle differences, smooth it over, step in, subserve, treat with, umpire, weave peace between
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