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.

mediatize

/ ˈmiːdɪəˌtaɪz /

verb

1. tr to annex (a state) to another state, allowing the former ruler to retain his title and some authority

Derived Forms

• ˌmediatiˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• medi·a·ti·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of mediatize¹

1820–30; mediate + -ize, modeled on German mediatisieren

Word History and Origins

Origin of mediatize¹

C19: from French médiatiser; see mediate , -ize

Example Sentences

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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