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Adjective
/ˈmēdēˌāt/,
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mediated, past participle; mediated, past tense; mediates, 3rd person singular present; mediating, present participle;
  1. Connected indirectly through another person or thing; involving an intermediate agency
    • - public law institutions are a type of mediate state administration
Verb
  1. Intervene between people in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation
    • - Wilson attempted to mediate between the powers to end the war
  2. Intervene in (a dispute) to bring about an agreement

  3. Bring about (an agreement or solution) by intervening in a dispute
    • - efforts to mediate a peaceful resolution of the conflict
  4. Bring about (a result such as a physiological effect)
    • - the right hemisphere plays an important role in mediating tactile perception of direction
  5. Be a means of conveying
    • - this important ministry of mediating the power of the word
  6. Form a connecting link between
    • - structures that mediate gender divisions
  1. acting through or dependent on an intervening agency; "the disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact"
  2. intercede: act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement"
  3. in-between: being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series; "adolescence is an awkward in-between age"; "in a mediate position"; "the middle point on a line"
  4. occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others; "mediate between the old and the new"
  5. (mediated) acting or brought about through an intervening agency; "the mediated settlement brought satisfaction to both sides"
  6. (mediateness) mediacy: the quality of being mediate
  7. "Mediate" is a song by INXS from their 1987 album, Kick. The song is a segue from their big hit single, "Need You Tonight." The song has the distinction of having almost every line rhyme with the word "ate" (as in "Mediate").
  8. Mediated: How the Media Shapes Your World and the Way You Live in It is a non-fiction book by anthropologist Thomas de Zengotita published in 2005 by Bloomsbury about the effect of the media in the Western world.
  9. Mediation, as used in law, is a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), is a way of resolving disputes between two or more parties. A third party, the mediator, assists the parties to negotiate their own settlement (facilitative mediation). ...
  10. (Mediation (magic)) Mediation - a central idea in traditional magical thinking - is an act of crossing the borders of sacrum and profanum. ...
  11. (Mediation (Marxist theory and media studies)) Mediation in Marxist theory refers to the reconciliation of two opposing forces within a given society (i.e. the cultural and material realms, or the superstructure and base) by a mediating object. ...
  12. (Mediation (statistics)) In statistics, a mediation model is one that seeks to identify and explicate the mechanism that underlies an observed relationship between an independent variable and a dependent variable via the inclusion of a third explanatory variable, known as a mediator variable. ...
  13. to resolve differences, or to bring about a settlement, between conflicting parties; to intervene between conflicting parties in order to resolve differences or bring about a settlement; acting through a mediating agency; intermediate between extremes
  14. (Mediated) Contacts resulting from direct interaction with an individual.
  15. (mediation) A non-litigation method of dispute resolution.  Unlike arbitration, this is not binding on the parties, and, should the parties choose, can be followed by either binding arbitration or litigation.
  16. (Mediation) A meeting of parents and school district personnel aimed at reaching an agreement regarding the child’s educational program. This is also a part of the fair hearing process with the regional center.
  17. (Mediation) A settlement conference attended by all parties to a controversy, usually conducted by a mediator. Typically a mediator is a senior lawyer or retired judge, whose purpose is to help all parties resolve the case.
  18. (Mediation) The process by which parties attempt to resolve a dispute outside of the court system, through a negotiation-styled settlement conference with the assistance of a third-party settlement facilitator. ...
  19. (Mediation) A process parties can use to reach their own agreements without going to court. The Friend of the Court provides mediation services when there is a dispute regarding custody or parenting time. Binding Mediation - A procedure used to determine a disputed matter. ...
  20. (Mediation) A process in which an impartial third person assists those involved in a family breakdown to reach their own agreed and informed decisions about some or all of the issues relating to or arising from the separation, divorce, children, finance or property.
  21. (Mediation) In the context of AT, mediation is a process to resolve disagreements between parents and school personnel. It is provided at no cost to you or the school district. Both parties must agree to mediation. ...
  22. (MEDIATION) Nonbinding procedure in which a third party attempts to resolve a conflict between two other parties.
  23. Mediation is an ADR process in which a Tribunal member or Conference Registrar assists the parties to identify the disputed issues, develop options, consider alternatives and endeavour to reach an agreement. ...
  24. (Mediation) Process of resolving disputes with the help of a neutral third party.
  25. (Mediation) A formal intervention between parents and personnel of early intervention or school systems to achieve reconciliation, settlement, or compromise.