[ˈmiːdɪeɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- intervene in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation
(e.g: Wilson attempted to mediate between the powers to end the war)

- bring about (a result such as a physiological effect)
(e.g: the right hemisphere plays an important role in mediating tactile perception of direction)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘interposed’): from late Latin mediatus ‘placed in the middle’, past participle of the verb mediare, from Latin medius ‘middle’

[ˈmiːdɪət], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- connected indirectly through another person or thing; involving an intermediate agency
(e.g: public law institutions are a type of mediate state administration)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘interposed’): from late Latin mediatus ‘placed in the middle’, past participle of the verb mediare, from Latin medius ‘middle’