mediation Definition

mediate
verb mediated, mediating

intr
1a. To act as the agent seeking to reconcile the two sides in a disagreement;

Thesaurus: negotiate, arbitrate, intercede, interpose, intervene, moderate, referee, umpire.
1b. To intervene in or settle (a dispute) in this way.
2a. To convey or transmit (views, etc) as an agent, intermediary or medium;
intr
2b. To act as an intermediary or medium.
intr
3. To hold an intermediary position.

adj

1. Resulting from mediation.
2. Indirectly related or connected, eg through some other person.

Derivative: mediation
noun

The act or process of mediating.
Thesaurus: intervention, arbitration, intercession, parley, negotiation, interposition.

Derivative: mediator
noun

Compare moderate, moderator.
Thesaurus: arbitrator, intermediary, intercessor, negotiator, arbiter, middleman, medium, moderator, judge, peacemaker, umpire.

Etymology: 16c: from Latin mediatus, from mediare to be in the middle.