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.
Derivatives:
mediately adv. mediation n. mediator n. mediatory adj.
Etymology: LL mediare mediat- f. L medius middle