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 .

Origin of mediatize

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

OTHER WORDS FROM mediatize

me·di·a·ti·za·tion, noun

Words nearby mediatize

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How to use mediatize in a sentence

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, noun

Word Origin for mediatize

C19: from French médiatiser; see mediate, -ize

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