in´ter|me´di|ate|ly

in´ter|me´di|ate|ly
in|ter|me|di|ate1 «IHN tuhr MEE dee iht», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. being or occurring between; middle: »

The intermediate department of the Sunday School is between the primary and the adult departments. Gray is intermediate between black and white.

SYNONYM(S): interposed.
2. acting between others; intervening.
–n.
1. something in between.
2. a person who acts between others to bring about an agreement; mediator.
3. a compound formed between the initial and final stages in a chemical process.
4. U.S. an automobile between the standard and the compact models in size.
[< Medieval Latin intermediatus < Latin intermedius; see etym. under intermediary (Cf.intermediary)]
in´ter|me´di|ate|ly, adverb.
in´ter|me´di|ate|ness, noun.
in|ter|me|di|ate2 «IHN tuhr MEE dee ayt», intransitive verb, -at|ed, -at|ing.
1. to act between others; mediate.
2. Obsolete. to intervene.
[< inter- + mediate, verb]

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