mediatize
verb
me·di·a·tize
ˈmēdēəˌtīz
-ed/-ing/-s
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
Cyril Connolly2
: 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
Word History
Etymology
German mediatisieren, from mediat mediate (from Late Latin mediatus, past participle of mediare to be in the middle) + -isieren -ize
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