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

2

: 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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