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mediatize

/ˈmiːdɪətʌɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
me-di-a-tize
IPA
/ˈmiːdɪətʌɪz/
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make (a state or leader under the Holy Roman Empire) into a mediate vassal rather than an immediate one, directly under the emperor; (by extension) to annex while preserving certain rights and titles.

verb

To reduce the effect of (something) by introducing a mediating agent.

verb

To filter (an event etc.) through the mass media; to exploit (something or someone) for media exposure; to propagandize via social media.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French médiatiser, German mediatisieren.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: médiatiser, mediatisieren

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈmiːdɪətʌɪz/

Inflected Forms

mediatizes (present, singular) mediatizing (participle, present) mediatized (participle, past) mediatized (past) mediatise (alternative)

Derived Forms

mediatization overmediatize unmediatized

Questions

How do you pronounce mediatize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmiːdɪətʌɪz/.
What does mediatize mean?
To make (a state or leader under the Holy Roman Empire) into a mediate vassal rather than an immediate one, directly under the emperor; (by extension) to annex while preserving certain rights and titles.
Where does mediatize come from?
It is traced to French.

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