v. & adj.
v. 1 intr. (often foll. by between) intervene (between parties in a dispute) to produce agreement or reconciliation. 2 tr. be the medium for bringing about (a result) or for conveying (a gift etc.). 3 tr. form a connecting link between.
adj. 1 connected not directly but through some other person or thing. 2 involving an intermediate agency. mediately adv. mediation n. mediator n. mediatory adj.
[ LL mediare mediat- f. L medius middle ]