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mediatize
me·di·a·tize [ mdee ə tz ] (past and past participle me·di·a·tized, present participle me·di·a·tiz·ing, 3rd person present singular me·di·a·tiz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
annex country: to take control of another country but allow its ruler to retain his or her title and have some role in governing the country
[Early 19th century. < French médiatiser< late Latin mediare (see mediate)]

me·di·a·ti·za·tion [ mdee əti záysh'n ] noun
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