How to pronounce “mediate”
Say “mediate” in 3 beats
mediate
/ˈmidiˌeɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /miːdɪeɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- medmistress
- iatdi
- eeɪt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈmidiˌeɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /miːdɪeɪt/
- Respelling
- MEE-dee-ayt
- Syllables
- 3 — MED-iat-e
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: MED-iat-e. “med” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈmidiˌeɪt/
/miːdɪeɪt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “mediate” means
- verb
act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
“He interceded in the family dispute”
- verb
occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others
“mediate between the old and the new”
- adjective
acting through or dependent on an intervening agency
“the disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact”
Say it in a sentence
“A neighbour agreed to mediate between the two families.”“mediate”, answered
How do you pronounce “mediate”?
“mediate” is pronounced /ˈmidiˌeɪt/ (MEE-dee-ayt) in American English and /miːdɪeɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “med”. Build it as MED-iat-e, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “mediate” have?
3: med · iat · e. The beat lands on the first, “med”.
Is “mediate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈmidiˌeɪt/ (MEE-dee-ayt); British English says /miːdɪeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “mediate” mean?
As a verb: act between parties with a view to reconciling differences For example: “He interceded in the family dispute” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “mediate”?
Stress the first syllable: MED-iat-e. “med” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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