adjective

1. being or happening between two things, places, stages, etc.; in the middle
2. designating or of an automobile larger than a compact but smaller than the standard size

Etymology: ML intermediatus < L intermedius < inter-, between + medius, middle: see mid

noun

1. anything intermediate
2. intermediary
3. an intermediate automobile
4. Chem. a substance obtained as a necessary intermediate stage between the original material and the final product

intransitive verb intermediated -·at′ed, intermediating -·at′·ing