Definitions
act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
Word origin
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).
Used in a sentence
“Negotiators managed to mediate a ceasefire.”
“"Nay," replied Charles, gravely, "this is carrying your anger too far. Allow me to mediate between you. I must entreat, nay, I command, the Lady Francesca's presence."”
“[A]s much as language in our modern technological world is mediated through the written word, quantitatively spoken language still reigns supreme.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Help settle a dispute”7 letters
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