Main entry: intermediate
Definition: a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
Main entry: arbitrate, intercede, intermediate, mediate, liaise
Definition: act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
Usage: He interceded in the family dispute; He mediated a settlement
Main entry: intermediate
Definition: lying between two extremes in time or space or state
Usage: 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
Main entry: average, intermediate, medium
Definition: around the middle of a scale of evaluation
Usage: an orange of average size; intermediate capacity; medium bombers