medi
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From Latin medius (middle) and medērī (to heal) — two distinct roots that converge in spelling. The 'middle' branch gives medium, media, medieval (middle ages), intermediate, and immediate. The 'healing' branch gives medicine, medical, medication, remedy, and Medicare. Context always makes the meaning clear.
Associated Words
immediacy
The quality of happening immediately or directly
immediate
Happening at once without delay; very close or direct
immediately
without delay; at once
intermediary
A mediator or go-between linking two parties
intermediate
At a middle level between two extremes; a mediator or middle stage
intermediate-level
At a middle level between basic and advanced
intermediate-term
Relating to a medium period of time
intermediation
The act of mediating between two parties
irremediable
Impossible to remedy or correct; beyond repair
mass-media
Communication channels reaching large audiences
meddle
To interfere in other people's affairs without being asked
meddling
Unwanted interference in others' affairs; tending to interfere
media
Mass communication channels such as TV, radio, and newspapers
mediate
To help resolve disputes between conflicting parties; acting indirectly
mediation
Resolving disputes through a neutral third party
mediator
A person who helps resolve disputes between parties
medical
Relating to medicine or the treatment of illness; a medical examination
medically
In a medical context or for medical purposes
medicare
Government health insurance for the elderly or eligible citizens
medicate
To treat with medicine or drugs
medication
A drug used to treat illness; the act of giving medicine
medicine
A substance used to treat illness; the science of diagnosing and treating disease
medieval
Relating to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned or primitive
mediocre
Of only average or below-average quality; not impressive
mediocrity
The state of being only average in quality; a person of average ability
meditate
To think deeply and quietly; to practise mental or spiritual contemplation
meditation
Deep, quiet thought or mental relaxation for spiritual or health purposes
meditative
Involving or characterized by deep, quiet thought
meditatively
In a deeply thoughtful or reflective manner
meditator
A person who practices meditation
mediterranean
Relating to the Mediterranean Sea or surrounding region
medium
a means or channel; intermediate size; average
medium-length
Of intermediate length
medium-priced
Moderately priced; neither cheap nor expensive
medium-size
Of intermediate size
medium-sized
Of intermediate size
medium-term
Relating to a period between short-term and long-term
medium-weight
Of intermediate weight
middle-management
The level of management between senior executives and front-line employees
moiety
One of two roughly equal parts or shares
multimedia
The combined use of text, audio, images, and video; relating to such media
new-media
Digital platforms such as the internet and social media
premeditated
Planned or considered in advance; deliberate
premeditation
Planning or plotting something, especially a crime, in advance
remediable
Capable of being corrected or cured
remedy
A cure or solution; to correct a problem
self-media
Independently created and published media content by individuals
unmediated
Direct, without any intervening agent or process
unpremeditated
Done without prior planning or forethought
we-media
Individual-run personal media platforms; 自媒体