опосредствовать

Russian

Etymology

By surface analysis, о- (o-) +‎ по- (po-) +‎ средство (sredstvo) +‎ -вать (-vatʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐpɐsˈrʲet͡stvəvətʲ]

Verb

опосре́дствовать • (oposrédstvovatʹimpf or pf

  1. (philosophical) To express in an indirect way; to serve as a means of transmission.[1]
  2. To mediate.

Declension

References

  1. ^ Толковой словарь Ушакова, s.v. «опосредствовать»