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mediate

UK
/ˈmiːdieɪt/
US
/ˈmiːdiˌeɪt/

Translations

mediateverb
mediated
Past Simple
mediated
Past Participle
mediating
Gerund
UK
/ˈmiːdieɪt/
US
/ˈmiːdiˌeɪt/
médierSe dit surtout d’une intervention entre deux parties pour résoudre un conflit; emploi soutenu ou rare.
A neutral lawyer was asked to mediate the dispute.
Un avocat neutre a été chargé de médier le litige.
médiatiserSens technique: produire un effet par l’intermédiaire d’un agent.
Cytokines mediate the inflammatory response.
Les cytokines médiatisent la réponse inflammatoire.
médiatiserEmploi courant au sens d’« agir comme intermédiaire » ou de « transmettre par un intermédiaire ».
The internet mediates the exchange of information across the globe.
L’internet médiatise l’échange d’informations à l’échelle mondiale.
Synonyms
intervene
intercede
resolve
settle
arbitrate
facilitate
negotiate
mediateadjective
more mediate
Comp.
most mediate
Super.
UK
/ˈmiː.di.eɪt/
US
/ˈmi.di.eɪt/
médiatS’emploie surtout au sens de « indirect », en particulier dans des contextes formels ou techniques.
The mediate effects of the policy were not immediately apparent.
Les effets médiats de la politique n’étaient pas immédiatement apparents.
Additional translations
intermédiaireEmployé quand l’idée dominante est celle d’une position entre deux extrêmes.
Synonyms
intervening
middle
intermediate
midmost
mediatory
in-between
central
intermediary

Definitions

mediateverb
To intervene between people in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation.
The manager was called in to mediate the conflict between the two employees.
To act as a medium for conveying or transmitting something.
The internet mediates the exchange of information across the globe.
To bring about or cause (a result), especially a physiological or chemical effect, by means of an intermediary agent.
Cytokines mediate the inflammatory response.
mediateadjective
Acting through an intervening agency or mechanism; indirect.
The mediate effects of the policy were not immediately apparent.
Occurring or situated between two extremes; intermediate.
The mediate steps in the procedure were crucial to its success.
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