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 moderating

Hester is a longtime researcher on evidence-based methods of moderating drinking.

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Nothing I hear from them suggests that the deportation figures are “moderating.”

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LePage is up for re-election this year and has shown no signs of restraining his rhetoric or moderating his personality.

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Open access to information beyond that available in the pulpit has already had a moderating effect on the stability of faith.

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The Electoral College may be imperfect, but its moderating influence on the American politic should not be laughed off too easily.

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The weather is moderating, and as soon as it is calm enough we will try and discover the amount of damage the ship has received.

The Three Admirals |W.H.G. Kingston
"I am deeply grieved," he said, moderating his huge voice to a soft and purring sub-bass.

The Witch of Prague |F. Marion Crawford
If people were not ill, he saw no necessity for moderating his voice.

Cranford |Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Storms and a moderating temperature were bad, for Jonathan Fryer had frozen rivers to cross.

Some Three Hundred Years Ago |Edith Gilman Brewster
A whispered word from Radzivil seemed to exercise a moderating effect upon him.

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British Dictionary definitions for moderating

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 moderating

British Dictionary definitions for moderating

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 moderating

Example sentences from the Web for moderating

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adjective (ˈmɒdərɪt, ˈmɒdrɪt)

noun (ˈmɒdərɪt, ˈmɒdrɪt)

verb (ˈmɒdəˌreɪt)

Derived forms of moderate

Word Origin for moderate

British Dictionary definitions for moderating