Definition of: mediate

(mē′dē·āt) v. ·at·ed, ·at·ing v.t.
1. To settle or reconcile by mediation, as differences.
2. To bring about or effect by mediation.
3. To serve as the medium for effecting (a result) or conveying (an object, information, etc.).
—v.i.
4. To act between disputing parties in order to bring about a settlement, compromise, etc.
5. To occur or be in an intermediate relation or position. See synonyms under INTERPOSE.
—adjective (-it)
1. Acting as an intervening agency; indirect.
2. Occurring or effected as a result of indirect or median agency.
3. Intermediate. [<LL mediatus, pp. of mediare stand between, mediate]
—me′·di·ate·ly adverb
—me′di·ate·ness noun
—me′di·a′·tive adjective
—me′di·a′tor noun
—me′di·a·to′ri·al (-tôr′ē·əl, -tō′rē·əl), me′di·a·to′ry adjective