Immediate and Mediate

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Immediate adjective - Having no intervening medium.

Usage example: an immediate influence

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Mediate is an antonym for immediate.

Nearby Words: immediately, immediacy

Mediate adjective - Acting through or dependent on an intervening agency.

Usage example: the disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact

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Immediate is an antonym for mediate.

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