■ verb 'mi:dɪeɪt
1》 intervene in a dispute to bring about an agreement or reconciliation.
2》 technical be a medium for (a process or effect).
■ adjective 'mi:dɪət involving an inter~ agency.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
mediation noun
mediator noun
mediatory 'mi:dɪət(ə)ri adjective
Origin
ME (as an adjective in the sense 'interposed'): from late L. mediatus , mediare 'place in the middle', from L. medius 'middle'.