mediatory

Definition of Mediatory in English :

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Adjective

1. mediatory

of or related to or directed toward mediation

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mediatory

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verb (ˈmiːdɪˌeɪt )

1. (intr; usually foll by between or in)

to intervene (between parties or in a dispute) in order to bring about agreement

2.

to bring about (an agreement)

3.

to bring about (an agreement) between parties in a dispute

4.

to resolve (differences) by mediation

5. (intransitive)

to be in a middle or intermediate position

6. (transitive)

to serve as a medium for causing (a result) or transferring (objects, information, etc)

adjective (ˈmiːdɪɪt )

7.

occurring as a result of or dependent upon mediation

8. a rare word for intermediate

9. logic

(of an inference) having more than one premise, esp, being syllogistic in form

Mediatory

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verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈmediˌated or ˈmediˌating

1.

to be in an intermediate position or location

2.

to be an intermediary or conciliator between persons or sides

verb transitive

3.

a.

to settle by mediation

mediated the dispute

b.

to bring about by conciliation

mediated a settlement

4.

to be the medium for bringing about (a result), conveying (an object), communicating (information), etc.

adjective

5. Rare

intermediate or intervening

6.

dependent on, acting by, or connected through some intervening agency; related indirectly

Mediatory

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v. me·di·at·ed, me·di·at·ing, me·di·ates

v.tr.

1. To resolve or settle (differences) by working with all the conflicting parties: mediate a labor-management dispute.

2. To bring about (a settlement, for example) by working with all the conflicting parties.

3.

a. To effect or convey as an intermediate agent or mechanism: chemicals that mediate inflammation.

b. Physics To convey (a force) between subatomic particles.

v.intr.

1. To work with two or more disputants in order to bring about an agreement, settlement, or compromise.

2. To settle or reconcile differences: "[George] Eliot's effort to mediate between the conflicting demands of representation and readability in the [novel's] dialect usage" (Carol A. Martin).

3. To have a relation to two differing persons, groups, or things: psychological processes that mediate between stimulus and response.

adj. (-ĭt)

1. Acting through, involving, or dependent on an intervening agency.

2. Being in a middle position.

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