intermediated
Acted as middleman
Intermediated is the past tense of intermediate, meaning to act as a go-between or facilitator.
Banks intermediate between savers and borrowers.
A diplomat intermediates between hostile parties.
The word appears most often in financial and legal contexts: The deal was intermediated by a London brokerage firm.
Transaction intermediary for hire
- agentOne who acts independently
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
- dealerOne who sells goods
- middlemanAgent linking two parties
distributor · wholesaler · trader · representative · facilitator · liaison · proxy · negotiator
Transaction-facilitating service
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- custodianGuardian of a place
exchange · depository · bonds · trading · capital · equities · stocks · derivatives
Stage-by-stage transmission
- conveyCommunicate or transport
- transmitTo send onward
- forwardOnward in direction
- passMove beyond or decline
channel · disseminate · circulate · broadcast · share · dispatch · diffuse · propagate
Speed up a process
- coordinateArrange for unified action
- streamlineRemove unnecessary elements
- enableMake something feasible
- assistTo give support
support · catalyze · bridge · connect · advance · foster · promote · aid
Settle as impartial judge
- bargainFavorable purchase price
- conciliateCalm hostile feelings
- reconcileResolve a disagreement
- settleReach final terms
compromise · parley · dialogue · accord · agreement · deal-making · haggle · treaty
broker
Transaction intermediary for hire
- agentOne who acts independently
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
- dealerOne who sells goods
middleman · distributor · wholesaler · trader · representative · facilitator · liaison · proxy · negotiator · arbiter
brokerage
Transaction-facilitating service
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
custodian · exchange · depository · bonds · trading · capital · equities · stocks · derivatives · futures
relay
Stage-by-stage transmission
pass · channel · disseminate · circulate · broadcast · share · dispatch · diffuse · propagate · inform
expedite
Speed up a process
- coordinateArrange for unified action
- streamlineRemove unnecessary elements
- enableMake something feasible
assist · support · catalyze · bridge · connect · advance · foster · promote · aid · simplify
arbitrate
Settle as impartial judge
- bargainFavorable purchase price
- conciliateCalm hostile feelings
- reconcileResolve a disagreement
settle · compromise · parley · dialogue · accord · agreement · deal-making · haggle · treaty · entente
intermediateddirect
Undeviating or to guide
unmediated · face-to-face · in-person · peer-to-peer · disintermediated
intermediatedself-service
Customer performs the task
unassisted · autonomous · independent · do-it-yourself · self-directed
- intermediate schoolSchool between elementary and high
- intermediate levelSkill stage between basic and advanced
- intermediate hostsOrganisms harboring developing parasites
- intermediate trailMid-level ski path
- intermediate educationSchooling between primary and secondary
intermediate, intermediates, intermediating, intermediation, intermediator, intermediators