Word Frequency
mediate
Definitions
verb
(ˈmiːdɪˌeɪt
) - intr; usually foll by between or in to intervene (between parties or in a dispute) in order to bring about agreement
- to bring about (an agreement)
- to bring about (an agreement) between parties in a dispute
- to resolve (differences) by mediation
- intr to be in a middle or intermediate position
- tr to serve as a medium for causing (a result) or transferring (objects, information, etc)
adjective
(ˈmiːdɪɪt
) - occurring as a result of or dependent upon mediation
- a rare word for intermediate
- (logic) (of an inference) having more than one premise, esp, being syllogistic in form
Derived Forms
ˈmediately adverbˈmediateness noun
ˈmediative, ˈmediatory, ˌmediaˈtorial adjective
ˈmediˌator noun
ˌmediaˈtorially adverb
Word Origin
C16: from Late Latin mediāre to be in the middleExample Sentences Including 'mediating'
Belgian PM Guy Verhofstadt, 48, also faces mediating between countries split over federalism.Sun, News of the World (2001)
Each side feels differently about South Africa's ability to play a mediating role in the conflict, Leon said.Mail and Guardian (2005)
In foreign affairs, however, he did succeed in mediating between India and Pakistan at the Tashkent Conference.Twentieth Century History - Basic Facts
Keith Mitchell, the prime minister of Grenada, is currently mediating in the row.Times, Sunday Times (2005)
The African Union and Chad, which is hosting more than 200,000 Darfur refugees, were mediating the talks.canada.com (2004)
Would the US renew the offer of mediating between India and Pakistan?India Today (1997)
was prematurely congratulating himself on bringing off a mediating tour de force.Absolute Truths
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