mediate
To resolve differences, or to bring about a settlement, between conflicting partiesTo resolve differences, or to bring about a settlement, between conflicting parties.
» He mediated between the two parties.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To resolve differences, or to bring about a settlement, between conflicting parties.
Negotiators managed to mediate a ceasefire.
schlichten
act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
(intransitive)To intervene between conflicting parties in order to resolve differences or bring about a settlement.
vermitteln
To divide into two equal parts.
To act as an intermediary causal or communicative agent; to convey.
опосередко́вуватиoposeredkóvuvaty, опосередкува́тиoposeredkuváty
To act as a spiritualistic medium.
To communicate via media; to frame; to provide a cultural narrative about.
Examples
8 sentencesHe mediated between the two parties.
He always tends to mediate in arguments between friends.
He called for the talks to be internationally mediated and held outside the country.
Interpreters mediate between different cultures.
deDolmetscher vermitteln zwischen unterschiedlichen Kulturen.
An independent advisor has been brought in to mediate between the unions and the employers.
Translations
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Origin
The adjective is first attested in the 1440s in Middle English, the verb in 1538; from MidThe 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).
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Forms
mediates, mediating, mediated, mediatedSynonyms
4 synonyms- act between parties with a view to reconciling differences:intercedeintermediateliaisearbitrate
Word family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle