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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Mediate \Me"di*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Mediated; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Mediating.] [LL. mediatus, p. p. of mediare to
     mediate. See Mediate, a.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To be in the middle, or between two; to intervene. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Mediate \Me"di*ate\, a. [L. mediatus, p. p. of mediare, v. t.,
     to halve, v. i., to be in the middle. See Mid, and cf.
     Moiety.]
     1. Being between the two extremes; middle; interposed;
        intervening; intermediate. --Prior.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Acting by means, or by an intervening cause or instrument;
        not direct or immediate; acting or suffering through an
        intervening agent or condition.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Gained or effected by a medium or condition. --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              An act of mediate knowledge is complex. --Sir W.
                                                    Hamilton.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Mediate \Me"di*ate\, v. t.
     1. To effect by mediation or interposition; to bring about as
        a mediator, instrument, or means; as, to mediate a peace.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To divide into two equal parts. [R.] --Holder.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Mediate \Me"di*ate\, v. t.
     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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Mediate \Me"di*ate\, a. [L. mediatus, p. p. of mediare, v. t.,
     to halve, v. i., 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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Mediate \Me"di*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Mediated; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Mediating.] [LL. mediatus, p. p. of mediare to
     mediate. See Mediate, a.]
     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 WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  mediate
       adj 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]
       v 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 English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  mediate
     Italian a.
     (feminine plural of it mediato)
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it mediare  2 p pres ind//sub ; 2 p impr ; f p past
  part)
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la mediātus  voc m s)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  mediate
     a.
     Acting through a mediating agency, indirect.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To resolve differences, or to bring about a
  settlement, between conflicting parties.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To intervene between conflicting parties in
  order to resolve differences or bring about a settlement.
     3 To divide into two equal parts.
     4 To act as an intermediary causal or communicative agent; to convey.
     5 To act as a spiritualistic medium.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  mediate
     Italian a.
     (feminine plural of it mediato)
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it mediare  2 p pres ind//sub ; 2 p impr ; f p past
  part)
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la mediātus  voc m s)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  mediate
     Italian a.
     (feminine plural of it mediato)
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it mediare  2 p pres ind//sub ; 2 p impr ; f p past
  part)
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la mediātus  voc m s)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  mediate
     Italia a.
     (it-a-taivm m ediat e)
     Italia vb.
     (it-v-taivm 1 m edi ate k)
     Latina vb.
     (la-v-taivm 1 m edi ate)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  mediate
     Engelska a.
     medelbar
     Engelska vb.
     medla, förmedla

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Mediate /mˈiːdɪˌeɪt/
  توسّط

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  mediate //ˈmidi.ət// //ˈmidieɪt// 
  посреднича
  resolve differences