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Mediate

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Mediate
Mediate Me"di*ate, a. [L. mediatus, p. p. of mediare, v. t., to halve, v. i., to be in the middle. See {Mid}, and cf. {Moiety}.] 1. Being between the two extremes; middle; interposed; intervening; intermediate. --Prior. [1913 Webster]

2. Acting by means, or by an intervening cause or instrument; not direct or immediate; acting or suffering through an intervening agent or condition. [1913 Webster]

3. Gained or effected by a medium or condition. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

An act of mediate knowledge is complex. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]


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