a. [ Pref. inter- + mediate: cf. F. intermédiat. ]
Intermediate state (Theol.),
Intermediate terms (Math.),
Intermediate tie. (Arch.)
v. i. To come between; to intervene; to interpose. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
adv. In an intermediate manner; by way of intervention. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A school having grades at a level between the lower primary grades and the upper secondary grades, being variously grades 4 through 6, or grades 7 through 9, etc. [ PJC ]