[me.di.ate] adj [ME, fr. LL mediatus intermediate, fr. pp. of mediare] (15c) 1: occupying a middle position
2. a: acting through an intervening agency b: exhibiting indirect causation, connection, or relation -- me.di.a.cy n -- me.di.ate.ly adv
[2]me.di.ate vb -at.ed ; -at.ing [ML mediatus, pp. of mediare, fr. LL, to be in the middle, fr. L medius middle] vt (1568) 1 a: to effect by action as an intermediary b: to bring accord out of by action as an intermediary
2. a: to act as intermediary agent in bringing, effecting, or communicating: convey b: to transmit as intermediate mechanism or agency ~ vi 1: to interpose between parties in order to reconcile them
2: to reconcile differences syn see interpose -- me.di.a.tive adj -- me.di.a.to.ry adj