Wednesday, June 16, 2010

mediation:compromise=prosecution:conviction

INTERPOSE, INTERFERE, INTERVENE, MEDIATE, INTERCEDE mean to come or go between.

INTERPOSE often implies no more than this *interposed herself between him and the door*.

INTERFERE implies hindering *noise interfered with my concentration*.

INTERVENE may imply an occurring in space or time between two things or a stepping in to stop a conflict *quarreled until the manager intervened*.

MEDIATE implies intervening between hostile factions *mediated between the parties*.

INTERCEDE implies acting for an offender in begging mercy or forgiveness *interceded on our behalf*. synonym see in addition INTRODUCE

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