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Mediate

MEE-dee-ayt

/ˈmiːdiːˌeɪt/

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mediate

Dictionary meaning

Acting through or dependent on an intervening agency.

Examples

  • The disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact.
  • Mediate between the old and the new.

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