mediate

¹me·di·ate

adj \ˈmē-dē-ət\

Definition of MEDIATE

1

: occupying a middle position

2

a : acting through an intervening agency b : exhibiting indirect causation, connection, or relation

— me·di·a·cy \-dē-ə-sē\ noun

— me·di·ate·ly adverb

Examples of MEDIATE

1. <has a black-and-white view of human nature, believing that there is no mediate state between good and evil>

Origin of MEDIATE

Middle English, from Late Latin mediatus intermediate, from past participle of mediare

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to MEDIATE

Synonyms: central, halfway, intermediary, intermediate, medial, median, middle, medium, mid, midmost

Antonyms: extreme, farthest, farthermost, furthermost, furthest, outermost, outmost, remotest, utmost

Related Words: equidistant; inmost, inner, innermost, nearest; betwixt and between, borderline, gray (also grey), in-between

Near Antonyms: outer, peripheral

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