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MEDIATE
Definition of MEDIATE
verb
To resolve differences, or to bring about a settlement, between conflicting parties.
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Where it comes from
The adjective is first attested in the 1440s in Middle English, the verb in 1538; from Middle English mediat(e) (“intermediate; intercessory”), borrowed from Late Latin mediātus, perfect passive participle of mediō (“to divide in the middle; (in Medieval Latin) to be in the middle, be or become between, mediate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from medius (“middle”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.5%
of traced words share this origin (24,890)
branch · 30.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MEDIATE · 5 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MEDIATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 31 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MEDIATE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEEIMT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start MEDIAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found MEDIATE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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