mediate (redirected from mediators)

mediate /me·di·ate/ (me´de-it) indirect; accomplished by means of an intervening medium.

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mediate /me·di·ate/ (me´de-āt) to serve as an intermediate agent.

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me·di·ate (md-t)

v.

To effect or convey as an intermediate agent or mechanism.

adj. (-t)

Being in a middle position.

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mediate

[mē′dē·āt]

Etymology: L, medio, in the middle

1  v, to cause a change, as in stimulation by a hormone.

2  v, to settle a dispute, as in collective bargaining.

3  adj, situated between two places, things, parts, or terms.

4  n, (in psychology) an event that follows one process or event and precedes another; for example, in the process of cognition, perception follows stimulation and precedes thinking. mediating, adj., mediator, n.