English → Latin
“mediate” in Latin
intercēdōto intervene; to intercede; to interrupt or hinderconciliōTo unite; to bring together; to reconcile; to conciliate; To recommend.; To procure; to gain.compōnōto arrange, compile, compose, make up, organize, order; to construct, build; to pacify, allay, settle, calm, appease, qu
The English word mediate itself goes back to Latin medius, through mediātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
mediate adj.
By circumlocution: e.g., there are mediate and immediate causes, causarum aliae sunt adjuvantes, alia proximae (Cic., De Fat., 18, 41): ☞ mediatus is not Latin.
mediate v.
INTRANS., intercedere, se interponere.
TRANS., conciliare, componere: to mediate a piece, pacem conciliare (Cic.); componere (Liv.); pacis componendae auctorem, conciliatorem esse.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for mediate?
- The usual Latin words for “mediate” are intercēdō, conciliō, compōnō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.