moderate

[ adjective, noun mod-er-it, mod-rit; verb mod-uh-reyt ]

/ adjective, noun ˈmɒd ər ɪt, ˈmɒd rɪt; verb ˈmɒd əˌreɪt /

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adjective

kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.

of medium quantity, extent, or amount: a moderate income.

mediocre or fair: moderate talent.

calm or mild, as of the weather.

of or relating to moderates, as in politics or religion.

noun

a person who is moderate in opinion or opposed to extreme views and actions, especially in politics or religion.

(usually initial capital letter) a member of a political party advocating moderate reform.

verb (used with object), mod·er·at·ed, mod·er·at·ing.

to reduce the excessiveness of; make less violent, severe, intense, or rigorous: to moderate the sharpness of one's words.

to preside over or at (a public forum, meeting, discussion, etc.).

verb (used without object), mod·er·at·ed, mod·er·at·ing.

to become less violent, severe, intense, or rigorous.

to act as moderator; preside.

Origin of moderate

1350–1400; Middle English moderate (adj.), moderaten (v.) < Latin moderātus (past participle of moderārī to restrain, control), equivalent to moderā- verb stem (see modest) + -tus past participle suffix

SYNONYMS FOR moderate

1 reasonable, temperate, judicious, just, cool, steady, calm. 2 average.

8 meliorate, pacify, calm, mitigate, soften, mollify, temper, qualify, appease, abate, lessen, diminish.

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ANTONYMS FOR moderate

5, 6 radical.

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synonym study for moderate

1. Moderate, temperate, judicious, reasonable all stress the avoidance of excess—emotional, physical, intellectual, or otherwise. Moderate implies response or behavior that is by nature not excessive: a moderate drinker, a moderate amount of assistance. Temperate, interchangeable with moderate in some general uses, usually stresses the idea of caution, control, or self-restraint: a surprisingly temperate response to the angry challenge. Judicious emphasizes prudence and the exercise of careful judgment: a judicious balance between freedom and restraint; judicious care to offend neither side. Reasonable suggests the imposition or adoption of limits derived from the application of reason or good sense: a reasonable price; a reasonable amount of damages allotted to each claimant. 8. See allay.

OTHER WORDS FROM moderate

mod·er·ate·ly, adverb mod·er·ate·ness, noun non·mod·er·ate, adjective, noun non·mod·er·ate·ly, adverb

non·mod·er·ate·ness, noun sem·i·mod·er·ate, adjective sem·i·mod·er·ate·ly, adverb un·mod·er·at·ed, adjective un·mod·er·at·ing, adjective

Words nearby moderate

modelist, modelling, modem, modem session, modena, moderate, moderate breeze, moderate gale, moderate-income, moderation, moderationist

Example sentences from the Web for moderately

As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.

In Defense of Blasphemy |Michael Tomasky |January 9, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
In the era of Tea Party stunts and dramatic fan-based delays, the debate was moderately fussy.

What Al Franken’s Normcore Senate Race Can Teach Other Democrats |Ana Marie Cox |October 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
For a mere generation, UK-wide public policy had matched the notion of Scottish egalitarianism, at least moderately.

Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality |Noah Caldwell |September 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
For diehards of the show, staying abreast of everything that happens to Ted and the gang is moderately difficult.

Everything You Need to Know About 'How I Met Your Mother' |Chancellor Agard |March 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

In America the reasonably well-off and moderately comfortable are the angry masses.

P.J. O’Rourke on Grabbing the Keys to Happiness |P. J. O’Rourke |January 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In the median band of both wings the spots do not flow together, but are separate and moderately heavy.

The Butterfly Book |William Jacob Holland
Roll out the dough, cut it in cakes and bake them on tins in a moderately hot oven.

The National Cook Book, 9th ed. |Hannah Mary Peterson
Garf was a changed fishman; he looked faintly frightened, moderately worried, and definitely embarrassed.

Stairway to the Stars |Larry Shaw
Others, although but moderately endowed, have arrived at eminence by sheer persistence and rightly directed study.

Style in Singing |W. E. Haslam
The trees on the Station grounds are weak and only moderately productive.

The Peaches of New York |U. P. Hedrick

British Dictionary definitions for moderately

moderate

adjective (ˈmɒdərɪt, ˈmɒdrɪt)

not extreme or excessive; within due or reasonable limits moderate demands

not violent; mild or temperate

of average quality or extent moderate success

noun (ˈmɒdərɪt, ˈmɒdrɪt)

a person who holds moderate views, esp in politics

verb (ˈmɒdəˌreɪt)

to become or cause to become less extreme or violent

(when intr, often foll by over) to preside over a meeting, discussion, etc

British and NZ to act as an external moderator of the overall standards and marks for (some types of educational assessment)

physics to slow down (neutrons), esp by using a moderator

(tr) to monitor (the conversations in an on-line chatroom) for bad language, inappropriate content, etc

Derived forms of moderate

moderately, adverb moderateness, noun moderatism, noun

Word Origin for moderate

C14: from Latin moderātus observing moderation, from moderārī to restrain

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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moderate

adjective

noun

verb (used with object), mod·er·at·ed, mod·er·at·ing.

verb (used without object), mod·er·at·ed, mod·er·at·ing.

Origin of moderate

SYNONYMS FOR moderate

ANTONYMS FOR moderate

synonym study for moderate

OTHER WORDS FROM moderate

Words nearby moderate

Example sentences from the Web for moderately

British Dictionary definitions for moderately

adjective (ˈmɒdərɪt, ˈmɒdrɪt)

noun (ˈmɒdərɪt, ˈmɒdrɪt)

verb (ˈmɒdəˌreɪt)

Derived forms of moderate

Word Origin for moderate

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

moderate

adjective

noun

verb (used with object), mod·er·at·ed, mod·er·at·ing.

verb (used without object), mod·er·at·ed, mod·er·at·ing.

Origin of moderate

SYNONYMS FOR moderate

ANTONYMS FOR moderate

synonym study for moderate

OTHER WORDS FROM moderate

Words nearby moderate

Words related to moderately

Example sentences from the Web for moderately

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adjective (ˈmɒdərɪt, ˈmɒdrɪt)

noun (ˈmɒdərɪt, ˈmɒdrɪt)

verb (ˈmɒdəˌreɪt)

Derived forms of moderate

Word Origin for moderate

British Dictionary definitions for moderately