ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Mediatize

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈmiːdɪətʌɪz/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Mediatize is a verb meaning To reduce the effect of (something) by introducing a mediating agent.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

  1. To filter (an event etc.) through the mass media; to exploit (something or someone) for media exposure; to propagandize via social media.
  2. 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.

Example Sentences

In all, 112 imperial Estates were mediatized or lost to France, including virtually the entire church lands east of the Rhine […].

Word Forms

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Related dictionary entries include mediatise, mediumize, mediaevalize, medialise, mediumise, medialize.

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