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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ter•me•di•ate1 /ˌɪntɚˈmidiɪt/USA pronunciation adj. - being, located, or acting between two points, stages, things, persons, etc.:intermediate steps in a procedure.
- Educationof or relating to an intermediate school or grade, between primary school and high school.
- between the levels of beginner and advanced:an intermediate-level textbook.
See -medi-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ter•me•di•ate1 (in′tər mē′dē it),USA pronunciation adj. - being, situated, or acting between two points, stages, things, persons, etc.:the intermediate steps in a procedure.
- of or pertaining to an intermediate school.
- Automotivemid-size.
n. - a person who acts between others;
intermediary;
mediator. - something intermediate, as a form or class.
- Chemistrya derivative of the initial material formed before the desired product of a chemical process.
- Medieval Latin intermediātus, equivalent. to Latin intermedi(us) intermediary (inter- inter- + medius middle, in the middle) + -ātus -ate1
- 1615–25
- to act as an intermediary; intervene;
mediate.
- Medieval Latin intermediātus, past participle of intermediāre. See inter-, mediate
- 1600–10
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: intermediate adj /ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪɪt/- occurring or situated between two points, extremes, places, etc; in between
- (of a class, course, etc) suitable for learners with some degree of skill or competence
n /ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪɪt/- something intermediate
- a substance formed during one of the stages of a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
vb /ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪˌeɪt/- (intransitive) to act as an intermediary or mediator
Etymology: 17th Century: from Medieval Latin intermediāre to intervene, from Latin inter- + medius middleˌinterˈmediacy, ˌinterˈmediateness n ˌinterˈmediately adv ˌinterˌmediˈation n ˌinterˈmediˌator n |