mediatizev.
/ˈmiːdɪətʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈmidiəˌtaɪz/ 1.
a. transitive. In Germany under the Holy Roman Empire: to reduce (a prince or state) from the position of an immediate vassal of the Empire to that of a mediate vassal (now historical). Hence: to annex (a state) leaving the former government or ruler a title and (usually) some authority; also in extended use. Cf. mediate adj. 2b.
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society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > direct rule, devolution, or trusteeship > [verb (transitive)] > reduce status of
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1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey V. vii. viii. 92 That is the new man—the man who was mediatised, is not it?
1830 Fraser's Mag. 1 158 If Prince Paul..did such a thing, he would be mediatised in his princedom of fashion.
1849 J. M. Kemble Saxons in Eng. II. iv. 149 The ducal families were in direct descent from the old regal families, which became mediatized, to use a modern term.
1950 N. Mitford Let. 28 Jan. in C. Mosley Lett. N. Mitford & E. Waugh (1996) 176 The great excitement here has been over an Austrian Archduke marrying a Ligne because—hold everything—the Lignes are not mediatized!
1966 Listener 17 Feb. 227/2 It was this which prevented Soviet Russia from piercing the boundaries of the North Atlantic Alliance and engulfing western Europe, as she had mediatized eastern Europe up to Bohemia inclusive.
1996 New Statesman (Electronic ed.) 1 Jan. There was a move by at least one Hindu ruler to opt for Pakistan; the rest were ‘mediatised’. In exchange for their lands they were granted annual payments.
b. transitive. More generally: to reduce (something) in power or effect by interposing a mediating agent. In recent use also: to render subject to interpretation or exploitation by the mass media; (of the mass media) to control or otherwise affect (an event, etc.).
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1876 J. Martineau Ess., Rev., & Addr. (1891) IV. 257 It [sc. intellectual purpose] is liable to be deposed and ‘mediatized’ by advancing knowledge.
1991 Independent 23 Apr. 15/2 In France the debate has moved on to the proposition that too much reporting distorts the events it covers and ‘mediatises’ them.
1993 Internat. Herald Tribune 25 Oct. 18/3 ‘Certain wars are mediatized,’ says Donn. ‘Why Yugoslavia and why not Angola?’
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society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > become at peace with each other [verb (intransitive)] > mediate
stightlec1440
stickle1530
moderate1597
mediate1616
to step in1657
interpose1710
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1885 Unitarian Rev. Aug. 114 A creed of reconciliation which attempts to mediatize between two opposite parties can never hope for success, if [etc.].
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ˈmediatizing n.
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1993 Chicago Tribune 24 Jan. c3/4 It was the mediatizing of American politics and the irresistible accumulation of ceremony around the Cold War presidency that elevated the president to the place he now occupies.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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