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INTERMEDIATE
intermediate
(adjective) lying between two extremes in time or space or state; “going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands”; “intermediate stages in a process”; “intermediate stops on the route”; “an intermediate range plane”
average, intermediate, medium
(adjective) around the middle of a scale of evaluation; “an orange of average size”; “intermediate capacity”; “medium bombers”
intermediate
(noun) a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
intercede, mediate, intermediate, liaise, arbitrate
(verb) act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; “He interceded in the family dispute”; “He mediated a settlement”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
intermediate (comparative more intermediate, superlative most intermediate)
Being between two extremes, or in the middle of a range.
Synonyms
• See also intermediate
Noun
intermediate (plural intermediates)
Anything in an intermediate position.
An intermediary.
(chemistry) Any substance formed as part of a series of chemical reactions that is not the end-product.
Verb
intermediate (third-person singular simple present intermediates, present participle intermediating, simple past and past participle intermediated)
(intransitive) To mediate, to be an intermediate.
(transitive) To arrange, in the manner of a broker.
Source: Wiktionary
In`ter*me"di*ate, a. Etym: [Pref. inter- + mediate: cf. F. intermédiat.]
Definition: Lying or being in the middle place or degree, or between two extremes; coming or done between; intervening; interposed; interjacent; as, an intermediate space or time; intermediate colors. Intermediate state (Theol.), the state or condition of the soul between the death and the resurrection of the body.
– Intermediate terms (Math.), the terms of a progression or series between the first and the last (which are called the extremes); the means.
– Intermediate tie. (Arch.) Same as Intertie.
In`ter*me"di*ate, v. i.
Definition: To come between; to intervene; to interpose. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PREMATURELY
(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”
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