mediar

to mediate

verb meh-DYAHR Rare

Origin: From Latin mediare (to be in the middle).

Also means

to intervene

Usage Note

Mediar can mean to mediate between parties (mediar en un conflicto), to intervene or stand between two things, or to elapse in time (mediaron dos años entre los dos eventos — 'two years elapsed between the two events'). The time-elapsed sense catches learners off guard. The agent noun is mediador/mediadora (mediator).

Examples

"Un abogado medió entre las dos partes."

Natural Translation

A lawyer mediated between the two parties.

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