mediate
Synonyms:
(adjective) central, halfway, intermediary, intermediate, medial, median, medium, mid, middle, midmost.
(verb) arbitrate, intercede, intermediate, interpose, intervene.
Related Words:
conciliate, deal, interfere, moderate, negotiate, propitiate, reconcile, referee, resolve, settle, umpire.
Related Phrases:
bring to terms, go fifty-fifty, meet halfway, step in.
Antonyms:
(adjective) extreme, farthest, farthermost, furthermost, furthest, outermost, outmost, remotest, utmost.
Synonym Study (Merriam-Webster):
Interpose, interfere, intervene, mediate, and intercede mean to come or go between.
Interpose often implies no more than this:
interposed herself between him and the door.
Interfere implies hindering:
noise interfered with my concentration.
Intervene may imply an occurring in space or time between two things or a stepping in to stop a conflict:
quarreled until the manager intervened.
Mediate implies intervening between hostile factions:
mediated between the parties.
Intercede implies acting for an offender in begging mercy or forgiveness:
interceded on our behalf.
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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English <Late Latin mediātus, past participle of mediāre to be in the middle, intercede. See medium, -ate1. British dictionary: C16: from Late Latin mediāre to be in the middle. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of mediate: Adjective: 15th century. Verb: 1578. History and Etymology for mediate: Adjective: Middle English, from Late Latin mediatus intermediate, from past participle of mediare. Verb: Medieval Latin mediatus, past participle of mediare, from Late Latin, to be in the middle, from Latin medius middle. —Merriam-Webster.
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Added: 4 September 2020 {7:37 PM}
(adjective) central, halfway, intermediary, intermediate, medial, median, medium, mid, middle, midmost.
(verb) arbitrate, intercede, intermediate, interpose, intervene.
Related Words:
conciliate, deal, interfere, moderate, negotiate, propitiate, reconcile, referee, resolve, settle, umpire.
Related Phrases:
bring to terms, go fifty-fifty, meet halfway, step in.
Antonyms:
(adjective) extreme, farthest, farthermost, furthermost, furthest, outermost, outmost, remotest, utmost.
Synonym Study (Merriam-Webster):
Interpose, interfere, intervene, mediate, and intercede mean to come or go between.
Interpose often implies no more than this:
interposed herself between him and the door.
Interfere implies hindering:
noise interfered with my concentration.
Intervene may imply an occurring in space or time between two things or a stepping in to stop a conflict:
quarreled until the manager intervened.
Mediate implies intervening between hostile factions:
mediated between the parties.
Intercede implies acting for an offender in begging mercy or forgiveness:
interceded on our behalf.
See Did You Know? at Merriam-Webster.*
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English <Late Latin mediātus, past participle of mediāre to be in the middle, intercede. See medium, -ate1. British dictionary: C16: from Late Latin mediāre to be in the middle. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of mediate: Adjective: 15th century. Verb: 1578. History and Etymology for mediate: Adjective: Middle English, from Late Latin mediatus intermediate, from past participle of mediare. Verb: Medieval Latin mediatus, past participle of mediare, from Late Latin, to be in the middle, from Latin medius middle. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
Added: 4 September 2020 {7:37 PM}