INTERMEDIATE In`ter*me"di*ate, a. Etym: [Pref. inter- + mediate: cf. F. intermédiat.]
Defn: Lying or being in the middle place or degree, or between two extremes; coming or done between; intervening; interposed; interjacent; as, an intermediate space or time; intermediate colors. Intermediate state (Theol.), the state or condition of the soul between the death and the resurrection of the body. — Intermediate terms (Math.), the terms of a progression or series between the first and the last (which are called the extremes); the means. — Intermediate tie. (Arch.) Same as Intertie.
INTERMEDIATE
In`ter*me"di*ate, v. i.
Defn: To come between; to intervene; to interpose. Milton.
INTERMEDIATELY
In`ter*me"di*ate*ly, adv.
Defn: In an intermediate manner; by way of intervention.
INTERMEDIATION
In`ter*me`di*a"tion, n.
Defn: The act of coming between; intervention; interposition. Burke.
INTERMEDIATOR
In`ter*me"di*a`tor, n.
Defn: A mediator.