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    mediate

    verb

    • 1. intervene in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation: "Wilson attempted to mediate between the powers to end the war" Similar arbitrateconciliatemoderateumpire
    • 2. bring about (a result such as a physiological effect): technical "the right hemisphere plays an important role in mediating tactile perception of direction" Similar arbitrateconciliatemoderateumpire

    adjective

    • 1. connected indirectly through another person or thing; involving an intermediate agency: "public law institutions are a type of mediate state administration"

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