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mediatize

[mee-dee-uh-tahyz]
verb (used with object), me·di·a·tized, me·di·a·tiz·ing.
  1. to annex (a principality) to another state, while allowing certain rights to its former sovereign.
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Also especially British, me·di·a·tise.

Origin of mediatize

1820–30; mediate + -ize, modeled on German mediatisieren
Related formsme·di·a·ti·za·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for mediatize

mediatize

mediatise

verb
  1. (tr) to annex (a state) to another state, allowing the former ruler to retain his title and some authority
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Derived Formsmediatization or mediatisation, noun

Word Origin

C19: from French médiatiser; see mediate, -ize
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