WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
me•di•a•tize
(mē′dē ə tīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -tized, -tiz•ing.
me′di•a•ti•za′tion, n.
- Governmentto annex (a principality) to another state, while allowing certain rights to its former sovereign.
- mediate + -ize, modeled on German mediatisieren 1820–30