verb · academic
mediate
/ˈmiːdieɪt/ME·di·ate
to intervene between parties to bring about an agreement or to act as an intermediary in a process
Examples
“The counselor mediated the dispute between the students.”
“In this study, stress was found to mediate the relationship between workload and burnout.”
“International organisations often mediate peace talks.”
Band 8 sentence
“When conflicts arise, an impartial third party can effectively mediate talks and facilitate a long-term settlement.”
Collocations
- mediate a dispute/conflict/negotiations
- mediate between
Word family
Common mistakes
use 'mediate' only for negotiations→mediate can also mean 'act as an intermediary in causal relationships' in research
translate directly as 'trung gian' without structure→mediate between A and B / mediate A and B
Say it for a higher band
5help/solve→6mediate→7+mediate
Synonyms
intervene
arbitrate
Easily confused
moderate
“The teacher moderated the discussion to keep it on topic.”
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