mediate
English Thesaurus
1. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences (verb.communication)
2. occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | lie, |
| definition | : | be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position (verb.stative) |
3. acting through or dependent on an intervening agency (adj.all)
| similar | : | indirect, |
| definition | : | having intervening factors or persons or influences (adj.all) |
| similar | : | mediated, |
| definition | : | acting or brought about through an intervening agency (adj.all) |
4. being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series (adj.all)
| similar | : | intermediate, |
| definition | : | lying between two extremes in time or space or state (adj.all) |
5. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | intermediation, mediation, |
| definition | : | the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | mediation, |
| definition | : | a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | arbitration, |
| definition | : | (law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management) (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | arbiter, arbitrator, umpire, |
| definition | : | someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | arbitrable, |
| definition | : | appropriate for or subject to settlement by arbitration (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | arbitrative, |
| definition | : | relating to or having the authority to arbitrate (adj.pert) |
6. acting through or dependent on an intervening agency (adj.all)
| antonym | : | immediate, |
| definition | : | having no intervening medium (adj.all) |
7. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | intermediation, mediation, |
| definition | : | the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | mediation, |
| definition | : | a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | arbitration, |
| definition | : | (law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management) (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | arbiter, arbitrator, umpire, |
| definition | : | someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | arbitrable, |
| definition | : | appropriate for or subject to settlement by arbitration (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | arbitrative, |
| definition | : | relating to or having the authority to arbitrate (adj.pert) |
8. acting through or dependent on an intervening agency (adj.all)
| antonym | : | immediate, |
| definition | : | having no intervening medium (adj.all) |
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