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central, mean, medial, median, middle-of-the-road, broker, intercessor, intermediary, mediator, middleman, average, between

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in⋅ter⋅me⋅di⋅ate

1 [in-ter-mee-dee-it]

–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

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Language Translation for : intermediate

Spanish:

intermedio,

German:

Mittel-…,

Japanese:

中間の

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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

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in·ter·me·di·ate   (ĭn'tər-mē'dē-ĭt) Pronunciation Key
adj.   Lying or occurring between two extremes or in a middle position or state: an aircraft having an intermediate range; an intermediate school.

n.

One that is in a middle position or state.
An intermediary.
Chemistry A substance formed as a necessary stage in the manufacture of a desired end product.
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

To act as an intermediary; mediate.
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.

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.

intermediate
adjective
1.	lying between two extremes in time or space or state; "going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a process"; "intermediate stops on the route"; "an intermediate range plane" [ant: terminal]
2.	around the middle of a scale of evaluation; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers" [syn: average]
noun
1.	a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
verb
1.	act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement" [syn: intercede]

Intermediate

In`ter*me"di*a*cy\, n. [From Intermediate.] Interposition; intervention. --Derham.

Intermediate

In`ter*me"di*ate\, a. [Pref. inter- + mediate: cf. F. interm['e]diat.] Lying or being in the middle place or degree, or between two extremes; coming or done between; intervening; interposed; interjacent; as, an intermediate space or time; intermediate colors.

Intermediate state (Theol.), the state or condition of the soul between the death and the resurrection of the body.

Intermediate terms (Math.), the terms of a progression or series between the first and the last (which are called the extremes); the means.

Intermediate tie. (Arch.) Same as Intertie.

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