Толковый словарь английского языка - mediate

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin mediatus inter~, from past participle of mediare Date: 15th century occupying a middle position, 2. acting through an intervening agency, exhibiting indirect causation, connection, or relation, mediacy noun ~ly adverb II. verb (-ated; -ating) Etymology: Medieval Latin mediatus, past participle of mediare, from Late Latin, to be in the middle, from Latin medius middle Date: 1568 transitive verb 1. to bring accord out of by action as an intermediary, to effect by action as an intermediary, 2. to act as intermediary agent in bringing, effecting, or communicating ; convey, to transmit as inter~ mechanism or agency, intransitive verb to interpose between parties in order to reconcile them, to reconcile differences, see: interpose mediative adjective mediatory adjective