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me·di·a·tize

 (mē′dē-ə-tīz′)
tr.v. me·di·a·tized, me·di·a·tiz·ing, me·di·a·tiz·es
To annex (a lesser state) to a greater state as a means of permitting the ruler of the lesser state to retain title and partial authority.
[Probably French médiatiser, from médiat, dependent, from Old French, back-formation from immediat, independent, from Late Latin immediātus; see immediate.]
me′di·a·ti·za′tion (-tĭ-zā′shən) n.
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mediatize

(ˈmiːdɪəˌtaɪz) or

mediatise

vb
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to annex (a state) to another state, allowing the former ruler to retain his title and some authority
[C19: from French médiatiser; see mediate, -ize]
ˌmediatiˈzation, ˌmediatiˈsation n
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mediatize


Past participle: mediatized
Gerund: mediatizing

Imperative
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Present
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Preterite
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Present Continuous
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Present Perfect
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Past Continuous
I was mediatizing
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Past Perfect
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Future
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Future Perfect
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Future Continuous
I will be mediatizing
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Present Perfect Continuous
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Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been mediatizing
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Past Perfect Continuous
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Conditional
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Past Conditional
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