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mediatize definition

me·dia·tize (mē′dē ə tīz′)

transitive verb mediatized -·tized′, mediatizing -·tiz′·ing

to annex (a smaller state) to a larger one, leaving the ruler his or her title and some authority

Etymology: < Fr or Ger: Fr médiatiser (< médiat < LL mediatus: see mediate), or Ger mediatisieren < Fr

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