mediate
mediate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 6 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Acting by means, or by an intervening cause or instrument; not direct or immediate; acting or suffering through an intervening agent or condition.
- 2.Gained or effected by a medium or condition. Bacon. An act of mediate knowledge is complex. Sir W. Hamilton.
- 3.To be in the middle, or between two; to intervene. [R.]
- 4.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.
- 5.To effect by mediation or interposition; to bring about as a mediator, instrument, or means; as, to mediate a peace.
- 6.To divide into two equal parts. [R.] Holder.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- accoucheur
- accoucheuse
- agency
- aid
- along
- arbitrate
- arbitration
- arbitrator
- assistance
- bargain
- compromise
- conducive
- consignee
- crook
- dint
- diplomacy
- diplomatics
- diplomatist
- expedient
- fair
- flag
- foul
- go-between
- good
- halfway
- hand
- handmaid
- hereby
- hook
- instrument
- instrumental
- instrumentality
- intercede
- intercession
- intercessor
- interfere
- interference
- intermeddling
- intermediate
- intermedium
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is mediate.
- What is acting by means, or by an intervening cause or instrument; not direct or immediate; acting or suffering through an intervening agent or condition called?
- What is gained or effected by a medium or condition. Bacon. An act of mediate knowledge is complex. Sir W. Hamilton called?
- What is to be in the middle, or between two; to intervene. [R.] called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is to effect by mediation or interposition; to bring about as a mediator, instrument, or means; as, to mediate a peace called?
- What is to divide into two equal parts. [R.] Holder called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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