From Medieval Latin intermediatus, past participle of intermediare, from inter + Late Latin mediare; also Latin intermedius.

• (British)
  • (adjective, noun) IPA: /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/
  • (verb) IPA: /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.diˌeɪt/
• (America)
  • (adjective, noun) enPR: ĭn-tər-mē'dē-ət, IPA: /ˌɪn.tɚˈmi.di.ət/
  • (verb) IPA: /ˌɪn.tɚˈmi.di.eɪt/

intermediate

1. Being between two extremes, or in the middle of a range.

   Synonyms: Thesaurus:intermediate

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• French: intermédiaire
• Italian: intermedio
• Portuguese: intermediário, intermédio
• Russian: промежу́точный
• Spanish: intermedio

intermediate (plural intermediates)

1. Anything in an intermediate position.
2. An intermediary.
3. An automobile that is larger than a compact but smaller than a full-sized car.

   Synonyms: mid-size

4. (chemistry) Any substance formed as part of a series of chemical reactions that is not the end-product.
   1. (chemical industries) Any such substance that is produced and sold to commercial customers (business-to-business sales) as an input to other chemical processes.

• French: intermédiaire

• French: intermédiaire
• Spanish: intermediario

• German: Zwischenprodukt

intermediate (intermediates, present participle intermediating; simple past and past participle intermediated)

1. (intransitive) To mediate, to be an intermediate.
2. (transitive) To arrange, in the manner of a broker.

   Central banks need to regulate the entities that intermediate monetary transactions.

• French: concilier
• German: als Vermittler handeln
• Portuguese: intermediar
• Spanish: intermediar