"intermediate" in the noun sense
1. intermediate
a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
"intermediate" in the verb sense
1. intercede, mediate, intermediate, liaise, arbitrate
act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
"He interceded in the family dispute"
"He mediated a settlement"
"intermediate" in the adjective sense
1. intermediate
lying between two extremes in time or space or state
"going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"
"intermediate stages in a process"
"intermediate stops on the route"
"an intermediate range plane"
2. average, intermediate, medium
around the middle of a scale of evaluation
"an orange of average size"
"intermediate capacity"
"medium bombers"
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