- The United Nations representative tried to mediate between the warring countries, but
the soldiers just kept shooting at one another. - Joe carried messages back and forth between the divorcing husband and wife in the
hope of mediating their differences.
To mediate is to engage in mediation. When two opposing groups, such as a trade union and
the management of a company, try to settle their differences through mediation, they call in a
mediator to listen to their cases and to make an equitable decision.
mercurial (mur KYOOR ee ul) adj emotionally unpredictable; rapidly changing in mood
Mnemonic:MERCURY in a thermometer goes UP AND DOWN.