to intermediate

Examples

• All

• It would be a good idea if the world moved to some other way of intermediating currencies and then finding another.

• The same total amount of money is available to the banking system to intermediate and lend out.

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• I don't know whether MBS prices would be the best thing to intermediate-target, but it would be much better than the overnight rate of interest.

  Blog text (10)

• The purpose of financial institutions is to intermediate between low-risk short-term liabilities and higher-risk longer-term loans and securities.

  Blog text (23)

• If finance intermediates resources to a sector that is perceived as "risky" but that, if it grows, produces great benefits for society, that is much better finance than intermediation to "risk-free" sectors where financing is more of a basic utility service.

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• Moreover, Lisa Rose Mar delineates the unique role of what she terms Chinese "brokers," a class of middlemen in early Chinese Canadian communities, who intermediated relations between Chinese populations and the broader society.

  Academic text (2016)

• The negotiator was brought in to intermediate between the two opposing parties and help them reach an agreement.

• In order to resolve the conflict, the organization decided to intermediate and facilitate discussions between the groups involved.

• She was chosen to intermediate during the negotiations, ensuring that both sides were heard equally.

Synonyms

M

to mediate

vsto intermediate

32 5.1

To help people who disagree reach an agreement

has the same meaning and is an alternative phrasing for the same action

I

to intercede

vsto intermediate

15 6.7

To speak or act for someone to help end an argument

intervenes neutrally between parties instead of advocating for a single side

L

to liaise

vsto intermediate

• Formal

11 7.0

To act as a link between people or groups to help them work together

focuses specifically on resolving disputes rather than only arranging communication

A

to arbitrate

vsto intermediate

5 6.9

To act as a fair person who decides how to end an argument between others

helps parties reach agreement through discussion rather than imposing a decision

A

to act as a liaison

vsto intermediate

1 5.2

To connect two groups so they can communicate and work together

aims at settling disagreements and reaching agreement rather than just enabling contact

Antonyms

E

to escalate

220 5.5

To become larger, more serious, or more intense

O

to obstruct

119 5.1

To block a path or view

Compounds

I

intermediate host

• Specialized

1 7.4

A living thing that a parasite uses for part of its life before moving to its final animal or person

I

intermediate shroud

• Jargon

9.9

A rope or wire attached partway up a mast between other ropes to help keep the mast steady

I

intermediate temporal artery

• Specialized

8.2

A blood vessel on the temple that brings blood to the middle part of the brain near the ear

I

intermediate vector boson

• Specialized

9.9

A particle that carries the weak force between tiny particles like electrons and quarks

I

intermediate wheatgrass

• Specialized

7.4

A grass from Asia grown for animal feed and to protect soil and sometimes used as a grain crop

How Mediating

to arbitrate

5 6.9

to intermediate

1 7.0

to step in

240 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology