mediate
/ˈmidiˌeɪt/
adjective
- Connected through an intermediate person or thing; not direct.
- In a mediate democracy, citizens elect representatives to make decisions.
- The mediate cause of the accident was a faulty brake line.
- The mediate effects of the policy were felt months later.
Antonyms
verb
- To help two people or groups who disagree to reach an agreement.
- A professional mediator was brought in to mediate the dispute between the two companies.
- The United Nations sent a team to mediate the peace talks.
- She tried to mediate between her two friends who were arguing over the game.
- To cause or influence something indirectly through an intermediate process or agent.
- The teacher's feedback mediated the students' understanding of the topic.
- Technology mediates much of our daily communication today.
- The hormone mediates the body's response to stress.