Y08W43VC Word Roots — -med / -medi- (middle / heal)

To act as a neutral party to help resolve a dispute; to serve as an intermediary between two sides.

Word Breakdown: -medi- (root meaning ‘middle’) + -ate (verb suffix) — to mediate is to stand ‘in the middle’ between two parties

Example: The organisation helped to mediate the dispute between the two community groups, eventually reaching a compromise.

Synonyms: arbitrate, intervene, negotiate

Collocations: mediate a dispute, mediate between, attempt to mediate

The middle value in a set of numbers arranged in order; also used to describe something in a middle position.

Example: The median income in the region is significantly lower than the national average.

Synonyms: middle value, midpoint, central value

Collocations: the median is, find the median, median income

A solution to a problem or a treatment for an illness; something that corrects or counteracts something harmful.

Example: The report proposed several remedies for the structural inequalities that had been identified in the data.

Synonyms: solution, cure, fix

Collocations: propose a remedy, seek a remedy, effective remedy

To combine different elements, ideas, or evidence into a unified and coherent whole.

Word family: synthesis (n.)

Example: A strong conclusion synthesises the essay's key arguments rather than simply repeating them.

Synonyms: combine, integrate, draw together

Collocations: synthesise ideas, synthesise evidence, synthesise findings

To combine or incorporate different parts into a unified whole.

Word family: integration (n.), integrated (adj.)

Example: A well-integrated essay weaves evidence and analysis together seamlessly rather than treating them as separate stages.

Synonyms: combine, incorporate, unify

Collocations: integrate ideas, integrate evidence, socially integrate

To bring together separate things into a single, stronger whole; to make something more secure and effective.

Word family: consolidation (n.)

Example: The final paragraph should consolidate the essay's key arguments and position the reader to accept the conclusion.

Synonyms: combine, strengthen, unify

Collocations: consolidate ideas, consolidate power, consolidate a position

To bring together separate elements into a single whole; to cause different things to be joined or work together.

Word family: unity (n.), unified (adj.)

Example: The central metaphor unifies all three sections of the poem, giving the whole piece a sense of structural coherence.

Synonyms: combine, unite, bring together

Collocations: unify the argument, unify ideas, create a unified

To join or merge two or more things together.

Word family: combination (n.)

Example: The essay combines primary research with secondary sources to build a comprehensive picture of the issue.

Synonyms: merge, join, bring together

Collocations: combine with, combine ideas, combine evidence

A writing function phrase used to introduce a statement that draws together the essay's main ideas.

Example: In synthesis, the evidence from all three studies leads to one clear conclusion: early intervention is both more effective and more cost-efficient than later support.

Synonyms: in conclusion, drawing these ideas together, taken together

Collocations: in synthesis, the evidence, in synthesis, it is clear that, in synthesis, these ideas