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in⋅ter⋅me⋅di⋅ate

1  [in-ter-mee-dee-it]
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–adjective
1. being, situated, or acting between two points, stages, things, persons, etc.: the intermediate steps in a procedure.
2. of or pertaining to an intermediate school.
3. Automotive. mid-size.
–noun
4. a person who acts between others; intermediary; mediator.
5. something intermediate, as a form or class.
6. Chemistry. a derivative of the initial material formed before the desired product of a chemical process.
Origin:
1615–25; < ML intermediātus, equiv. to L intermedi(us) intermediary (inter- inter- + medius middle, in the middle) + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
in⋅ter⋅me⋅di⋅ate⋅ly, adverb
in⋅ter⋅me⋅di⋅ate⋅ness, noun

in⋅ter⋅me⋅di⋅ate

2  [in-ter-mee-dee-eyt]
–verb (used without object), -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
to act as an intermediary; intervene; mediate.
Origin:
1600–10; < ML intermediātus, ptp. of intermediāre. See inter-, mediate

Related forms:
in⋅ter⋅me⋅di⋅a⋅tor, noun
in⋅ter⋅me⋅di⋅a⋅to⋅ry  [in-ter-mee-dee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
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in·ter·me·di·ate   (ĭn'tər-mē'dē-ĭt)   
adj.  Lying or occurring between two extremes or in a middle position or state: an aircraft having an intermediate range; an intermediate school.
n.  

  1. One that is in a middle position or state.

  2. An intermediary.

  3. Chemistry A substance formed as a necessary stage in the manufacture of a desired end product.

  4. An automobile that is smaller than a full-sized model but larger than a compact.

intr.v.   (-āt') in·ter·me·di·at·ed, in·ter·me·di·at·ing, in·ter·me·di·ates

  1. To act as an intermediary; mediate.

  2. To intervene.


[Middle English, from Medieval Latin intermediātus, from Late Latin intermedius : Latin inter-, inter- + Latin medius, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots.]
in'ter·me'di·a·cy n., in'ter·me'di·ate·ly adv., in'ter·me'di·ate·ness n., in'ter·me'di·a'tion n., in'ter·me'di·a'tor n.
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Word Origin & History

intermediate 
1623, from M.L. intermediatus "lying between," from L. intermedius "that which is between," from inter- "between" + medius "in the middle." Intermediary (n.) "one who goes between others" is from 1791.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: in·ter·me·di·ate
Pronunciation: "in-t&r-'mE-dE-&t
Function: adjective
1 : being or occurring at the middle place, stage, or degree or between extremes intermediate order>
2 : of, relating to, or being a level of judicial scrutiny to ensure equal protection of the laws that is applied to a statute involving classification of persons and that is more intensive than the rational basis test and not as severe as strict scrutiny <intermediate review> <intermediate scrutiny> —in·ter·me·di·ate·ly adverb
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1in·ter·me·di·ate
Pronunciation: "int-&r-'mEd-E-&t
Function: adjective
: being or occurring at themiddle place, stage, or degree or between extremes intermediate RNA-DNA hybrid strand is formed which may then change to duplex DNA —C. P. Haskins>

Main Entry: 2intermediate
Function: noun
: one that is intermediate; especially : a chemical compound synthesized from simpler compounds andusually intended to be used in later syntheses of more complex products intermediates>
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Medical Dictionary

intermediate in·ter·me·di·ate (ĭn'tər-mē'dē-ĭt)
adj.
Lying or occurring in a middle position or state. n.
A substance formed in the course of a chemical reaction or the synthesis of a desired end product that then participates in the the process until it is either deactivated or consumed.

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