mediate

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈmidieɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #31066

Meanings

1

verb
To help opposing sides reach an agreement by acting as a neutral go-between.

Negotiators managed to mediate a ceasefire between the two armies.
2

verb
To pass something on or make it happen by acting as the means in between.

Hormones mediate many of the body's responses to stress.
3

adj
Acting through something in between; indirect.

The disease can spread by mediate contact, such as a shared towel.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to help opposing sides... intervene arbitrate

2 verb · to pass something on or... convey

3 adj · acting through something in... indirect

Word family

Forms mediatedmediatelymediatesmediating

Derived forms electromediatedhypermediatedimmunomediatemediatablemediatelymediatenessmediatinglymediativenonmediatednonmediatingtelemediatedunmediated

Related forms immediate immediately intermediate mean median mediation mediator medium

Etymology

The adjective is first attested in the 1440s in Middle English, the verb in 1538; from Middle English mediat(e) (“intermediate; intercessory”), borrowed from Late Latin mediātus, perfect passive participle of mediō (“to divide in the middle; (in Medieval Latin) to be in the middle, be or become between, mediate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from medius (“middle”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

mediat Middle English mediātus la-lat

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# mediate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈmidieɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 31066

## Meanings
1. To help opposing sides reach an agreement by acting as a neutral go-between.
2. To pass something on or make it happen by acting as the means in between.
3. Acting through something in between; indirect.

## Examples
- Negotiators managed to mediate a ceasefire between the two armies.
- Hormones mediate many of the body's responses to stress.
- The disease can spread by mediate contact, such as a shared towel.

## Derived Forms
- electromediated
- hypermediated
- immunomediate
- mediatable
- mediately
- mediateness
- mediatingly
- mediative
- nonmediated
- nonmediating
- telemediated
- unmediated

## Related Forms
- immediate
- immediately
- intermediate
- mean
- median
- mediation
- mediator
- medium

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mediat
- Root: mediātus

## Etymology
The adjective is first attested in the 1440s in Middle English, the verb in 1538; from Middle English mediat(e) (“intermediate; intercessory”), borrowed from Late Latin mediātus, perfect passive participle of mediō (“to divide in the middle; (in Medieval Latin) to be in the middle, be or become between, mediate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from medius (“middle”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

## AI Etymology
Mediate: the adjective is first attested in the 1440s in Middle English, the verb in 1538; from Middle English mediat(e) (“intermediate; intercessory”), borrowed from Late Latin mediātus, perfect passive participle of mediō (“to divide in the middle; (in Medieval Latin) to be in the middle, be or become between, mediate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from medius (“middle”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include mediat (Middle English) and mediātus (la-lat). Current senses include to help opposing sides reach an agreement by acting as a neutral go-between and to pass something on or make it happen by acting as the means in between. The wider family includes derived forms such as electromediated, hypermediated, immunomediate, mediatable, and mediately; related words such as immediate, immediately, intermediate, and mean.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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