mediatize
[ mee-dee-uh-tahyz ]
/ ˈmi di əˌtaɪz /
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verb (used with object), me·di·a·tized, me·di·a·tiz·ing.
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 .
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How often in the weary years that were to follow I wished that some one would materially mediatize the task which fell to my lot!
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British Dictionary definitions for mediatize
mediatize
mediatise
/ (ˈmiːdɪəˌtaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to annex (a state) to another state, allowing the former ruler to retain his title and some authority
Derived forms of mediatize
mediatization or mediatisation, nounWord Origin for mediatize
C19: from French médiatiser; see mediate, -ize
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