Bother and Mediate

Bother

Bother verb - To thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation.

Mediate and bother are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mediate" instead a verb "Bother".

Mediate

Mediate verb - To act as a go-between for opposing sides.
Usage example: their middle child is often asked to mediate between the oldest and the youngest

Bother and mediate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bother" instead a verb "Mediate".

Common collocations

job bother job mediate job
bit bother bit mediate bit
accent bother accent mediate accent
times bother times mediate times
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