mediate
verbOPAL W
/ˈmiːdieɪt/
/ˈmiːdieɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they mediate | /ˈmiːdieɪt/ /ˈmiːdieɪt/ |
| he / she / it mediates | /ˈmiːdieɪts/ /ˈmiːdieɪts/ |
| past simple mediated | /ˈmiːdieɪtɪd/ /ˈmiːdieɪtɪd/ |
| past participle mediated | /ˈmiːdieɪtɪd/ /ˈmiːdieɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form mediating | /ˈmiːdieɪtɪŋ/ /ˈmiːdieɪtɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to try to end a situation between two or more people or groups who disagree by talking to them and trying to find things that everyone can agree on
- mediate (in something) The Secretary-General was asked to mediate in the dispute.
- mediate between A and B An independent body was brought in to mediate between staff and management.
- Wilson tried to mediate between the European powers to end the war.
- mediate something to mediate differences/disputes/problems
- [transitive] mediate something to succeed in finding a solution to a problem between people or groups who disagree synonym negotiate
- They mediated a settlement.
- The UN attempted to mediate a solution to the conflict.
- [transitive, usually passive] (formal or specialist) to influence something and/or make it possible for it to happen
- be mediated (by something) Educational success is mediated by economic factors.
Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘interposed’): from late Latin mediatus ‘placed in the middle’, past participle of the verb mediare, from Latin medius ‘middle’.