Mediate
verb
To help two or more groups or people disagreeing with each other to reach an agreement.
The teacher had to mediate between the two students who were arguing.
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To be a link or connection between two different things, or to communicate something.
The negotiations were mediated by the United Nations.
verb
In biological terms, mediate means to bring about a result such as a physical process.
The drug acts by mediating a series of chemical reactions in the body.
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Technical
verb
In legal terms, mediate means to settle disputes outside of court using a neutral third party, known as a mediator.
The company decided to mediate the issue instead of going to court.
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Technical
verb
To help two or more groups or people disagreeing with each other to reach an agreement.
The teacher had to mediate between the two students who were arguing.
verb
To be a link or connection between two different things, or to communicate something.
The negotiations were mediated by the United Nations.
verb
In biological terms, mediate means to bring about a result such as a physical process.
The drug acts by mediating a series of chemical reactions in the body.
Usage tips
Technical
verb
In legal terms, mediate means to settle disputes outside of court using a neutral third party, known as a mediator.
The company decided to mediate the issue instead of going to court.
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Conflict Resolution
Used when someone assists others to resolve a disagreement or dispute.
A counselor might mediate in school conflicts.
Pro Tip 2/3Impartial Role
The mediator should not take sides but help the parties reach consensus.
She had to mediate without showing any personal bias.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Judge
A mediator doesn't make a final decision like a judge, but facilitates communication.
He mediated by encouraging dialogue.
Pro Tip 1/3Conflict Resolution
Used when someone assists others to resolve a disagreement or dispute.
A counselor might mediate in school conflicts.
Pro Tip 2/3Impartial Role
The mediator should not take sides but help the parties reach consensus.
She had to mediate without showing any personal bias.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Judge
A mediator doesn't make a final decision like a judge, but facilitates communication.
He mediated by encouraging dialogue.
Pro Tip 1/3Conflict Resolution
Used when someone assists others to resolve a disagreement or dispute.
A counselor might mediate in school conflicts.
Pro Tip 2/3Impartial Role
The mediator should not take sides but help the parties reach consensus.
She had to mediate without showing any personal bias.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Judge
A mediator doesn't make a final decision like a judge, but facilitates communication.
He mediated by encouraging dialogue.
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Your body language...
mediating the effect so um when I tell people about this that our bodies change our minds and our minds can change our behavior and our behavior can change your outcomes they say to me I don't it feels fake right so I said fake it till you make it like I don't it's not me like I don't want to get there and then
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Remove the Dams to Save...
incredibly important technologically and building dams disrupts that but there's another aspect rivers in terms of flow back upstream that most people don't tend to think about and in the northwest that's greatly mediated by salmon because when salmon leave their native streams are little fish when they come
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Expanding your mind with...
planes and have technologically mediated telepathy with our smartphones as amber case talks about I mean and yet we quickly fall into the film of familiarity and we don't see it so I guess it's all about pulling you out of context to force you to see the miracle in the world of wonders that we reside
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Your body language may...
So this is what's driving the effect, or mediating the effect. So when I tell people about this, that our bodies change our minds and our minds can change our behavior, and our behavior can change our outcomes, they say to me, "It feels fake." Right? So I said, fake it till you make it.
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Don't suffer from your...
and to know that with help, they can heal. Now, I still have my struggles, particularly with the anxiety, but I'm able to manage it through daily mediation, yoga and a relatively healthy diet. If I feel like things are starting to spiral, I make an appointment to see my therapist,
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Kayvon Tehranian: How...
relationships, sense of self, are all often more mediated through our digital contexts than our physical ones. Yet, Barlow's riddle has remained vexingly unsolved. Concepts like property and ownership -- ideas that have been with us for centuries in the physical world --
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Ami Klin: A new way to...
You would do something, because it's literally impossible to penetrate somebody's physical space and not get that reaction. We do so, remember, intuitively, effortlessly. This is our body wisdom; it's not something mediated by our language. Our body just knows that.
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Bring on the female...
to the very language you use to formulate thought -- all of that is in some way mediated. So the answer in our society to how do we learn what we know about other people and about the world is largely through media. Well, there's a wrinkle in that,
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What is epigenetics? -...
but its own distinct epigenome. The epigenome also mediates a lifelong dialogue between genes and the environment. The chemical tags that turn genes on and off can be influenced by factors including diet, chemical exposure, and medication.
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The truth about unwanted...
the opioid-liking system sets off fireworks. And then there's the wanting system. Wanting is mediated by this vast dopaminergic network in and beyond the emotional brain. It motivates us to move toward or away from a stimulus.
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Your body language...
mediating the effect so um when I tell people about this that our bodies change our minds and our minds can change our behavior and our behavior can change your outcomes they say to me I don't it feels fake right so I said fake it till you make it like I don't it's not me like I don't want to get there and then
Video examples
Remove the Dams to Save...
incredibly important technologically and building dams disrupts that but there's another aspect rivers in terms of flow back upstream that most people don't tend to think about and in the northwest that's greatly mediated by salmon because when salmon leave their native streams are little fish when they come
Video examples
Expanding your mind with...
planes and have technologically mediated telepathy with our smartphones as amber case talks about I mean and yet we quickly fall into the film of familiarity and we don't see it so I guess it's all about pulling you out of context to force you to see the miracle in the world of wonders that we reside
Video examples
Your body language may...
So this is what's driving the effect, or mediating the effect. So when I tell people about this, that our bodies change our minds and our minds can change our behavior, and our behavior can change our outcomes, they say to me, "It feels fake." Right? So I said, fake it till you make it.
Video examples
Don't suffer from your...
and to know that with help, they can heal. Now, I still have my struggles, particularly with the anxiety, but I'm able to manage it through daily mediation, yoga and a relatively healthy diet. If I feel like things are starting to spiral, I make an appointment to see my therapist,
Video examples
Kayvon Tehranian: How...
relationships, sense of self, are all often more mediated through our digital contexts than our physical ones. Yet, Barlow's riddle has remained vexingly unsolved. Concepts like property and ownership -- ideas that have been with us for centuries in the physical world --
Video examples
Ami Klin: A new way to...
You would do something, because it's literally impossible to penetrate somebody's physical space and not get that reaction. We do so, remember, intuitively, effortlessly. This is our body wisdom; it's not something mediated by our language. Our body just knows that.
Video examples
Bring on the female...
to the very language you use to formulate thought -- all of that is in some way mediated. So the answer in our society to how do we learn what we know about other people and about the world is largely through media. Well, there's a wrinkle in that,
Video examples
What is epigenetics? -...
but its own distinct epigenome. The epigenome also mediates a lifelong dialogue between genes and the environment. The chemical tags that turn genes on and off can be influenced by factors including diet, chemical exposure, and medication.
Video examples
The truth about unwanted...
the opioid-liking system sets off fireworks. And then there's the wanting system. Wanting is mediated by this vast dopaminergic network in and beyond the emotional brain. It motivates us to move toward or away from a stimulus.
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Steve Mann
Canadian Scientist
Virtual-reality researchers have long struggled to eliminate effects that distort the brain's normal processing of visual information, and when these effects arise in equipment that augments or mediates the real world, they can be that much more disturbing.
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Jenna Wortham
American Journalist
I've long been interested in how technology mediates desire and the way that our phones, an extension of ourselves, foster intimate interactions that feel so personal and deep, despite being relayed through a machine.
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Tom Malinowski
Arresting opposition leaders and restricting civil society will not stop people from protesting, but it can create leaderless movements that leave no one with whom the government can mediate a peaceful way forward.
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J. M. Coetzee
South African Author
There are works of literature whose influence is strong but indirect because it is mediated through the whole of the culture rather than immediately through imitation. Wordsworth is the case that comes to mind.
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Belarusian Activist
But if it happens that we will need one day the help of other countries, help in organizing this, maybe mediation or negotiation, of course any country that would like to help us with this question is invited.
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Janet Reno
American Public Servant
Peer mediation is a chance for students to work with other students to help them resolve problems, arguments, disagreements without having to get the teacher or the administration involved.
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Alan Alda
American Actor
I think it's important for scientists to speak in their own voices and not just be mediated by journalists or others speaking for them.
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Ken Liu
American Writer
It is not possible to completely eliminate mediation between you as an observer and the history you are trying to understand.
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Shriya Saran
Indian Actress
For me, dancing is a real form of mediation. It gives me immense happiness and helps me stay fit.
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A. N. Wilson
English Writer
Truth comes to us mediated by human love.
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Steve Mann
Canadian Scientist
Virtual-reality researchers have long struggled to eliminate effects that distort the brain's normal processing of visual information, and when these effects arise in equipment that augments or mediates the real world, they can be that much more disturbing.
Quote examples
Jenna Wortham
American Journalist
I've long been interested in how technology mediates desire and the way that our phones, an extension of ourselves, foster intimate interactions that feel so personal and deep, despite being relayed through a machine.
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Tom Malinowski
Arresting opposition leaders and restricting civil society will not stop people from protesting, but it can create leaderless movements that leave no one with whom the government can mediate a peaceful way forward.
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J. M. Coetzee
South African Author
There are works of literature whose influence is strong but indirect because it is mediated through the whole of the culture rather than immediately through imitation. Wordsworth is the case that comes to mind.
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Belarusian Activist
But if it happens that we will need one day the help of other countries, help in organizing this, maybe mediation or negotiation, of course any country that would like to help us with this question is invited.
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Janet Reno
American Public Servant
Peer mediation is a chance for students to work with other students to help them resolve problems, arguments, disagreements without having to get the teacher or the administration involved.
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Alan Alda
American Actor
I think it's important for scientists to speak in their own voices and not just be mediated by journalists or others speaking for them.
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Ken Liu
American Writer
It is not possible to completely eliminate mediation between you as an observer and the history you are trying to understand.
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Shriya Saran
Indian Actress
For me, dancing is a real form of mediation. It gives me immense happiness and helps me stay fit.
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A. N. Wilson
English Writer
Truth comes to us mediated by human love.
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