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disintermediating

disintermediating is the present participle and gerund of disintermediate.

Meaning of disintermediate

Verb

disintermediate (third-person singular simple present disintermediates, present participle disintermediating, simple past and past participle disintermediated)

  1. (ambitransitive) To carry out disintermediation, to remove another from intermediation.
    • High-profile ventures like Amazon.com, Dell, and E*Trade helped to hype the Internet as the means to disintermediate, or cut out the middlemen. The theory was that these indirect channels weren't necessary anymore.2001, Business Week, page 76

Questions about disintermediating

What is disintermediating the present participle and gerund of?
Disintermediating is the present participle and gerund of disintermediate.

Words near disintermediating in the dictionary

  1. disinterlaced
  2. disintermediary
  3. disintermediate
  4. disintermediated
  5. disintermediates
  6. disintermediating
  7. disintermediation
  8. disintermediations
  9. disintermediator
  10. disintermediators
  11. disinterment

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