What does "intermediatory" mean?

Having the function of intermediating; mediatory.

How do you pronounce "intermediatory"?

Pronounced //ɪntəˈmiːdɪətəɹɪ//.

Common synonyms include: intercessional, interlocutory, intermediary, intermediate, intervening, mediating.

//ɪntəˈmiːdɪətəɹɪ// adj

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Adjective

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Having the function of intermediating; mediatory. not-comparable
"Animosities are softened by the intermediatory offices of an unpremeditated libation."

"Animosities are softened by the intermediatory offices of an unpremeditated libation."

From intermediate (“to act between others, to mediate”, verb) + -ory (suffix forming adjectives).

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