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MEDIATIZE
Etymology
Verb
mediatize (third-person singular simple present mediatizes, present participle mediatizing, simple past and past participle mediatized)
To make (a state or leader under the Holy Roman Empire) into a mediate vessel rather than an immediate one directly under the emperor; (by extension) to annex while preserving certain rights and titles. [from 19th c.]
To reduce the effect of (something) by introducing a mediating agent. [from 19th c.]
To filter (an event etc.) through the mass media; to exploit (something or someone) for media exposure. [from 20th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Me"di*a*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mediatized; p. pr. & vb. n. Mediatizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. médiatiser.]
Definition: To cause to act through an agent or to hold a subordinate position; to annex; -- specifically applied to the annexation during the former German empire of a smaller German state to a larger, while allowing it a nominal sovereignty, and its prince his rank. The misfortune of being a mediatized prince. Beaconsfield.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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