MEDIATIZE


Meaning of MEDIATIZE in English

ˈmēdēəˌtīz verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: German mediatisieren, from mediat mediate (from Late Latin mediatus, past participle of mediare to be in the middle) + -isieren -ize — more at mediate

transitive verb

1. : to bring (a prince or state) down to the rank of mediate vassal from that of immediate vassal of the Holy Roman Empire : annex (a state) to another

a mediatized prince — Cyril Connolly

2. : to put into a middle or intermediate position : make instrumental or subordinate

intransitive verb

1. : to act as mediator

2. : to become a mediate vassal of the Holy Roman Empire

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