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moderate

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

adjective

  1. kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense:

    a moderate price.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,

  2. of medium quantity, extent, or amount:

    a moderate income.

    Synonyms:

  3. mediocre or fair:

    moderate talent.

  4. calm or mild, as of the weather.
  5. of or relating to moderates, as in politics or religion.

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noun

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

    Antonyms:

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

verb (used with object)

moderated, moderating.
  1. to reduce the excessiveness of; make less violent, severe, intense, or rigorous:

    to moderate the sharpness of one's words.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , , , , , ,

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

verb (used without object)

moderated, moderating.
  1. to become less violent, severe, intense, or rigorous.
  2. to act as moderator; preside.

moderate

adjective

  1. not extreme or excessive; within due or reasonable limits

    moderate demands

  2. not violent; mild or temperate
  3. of average quality or extent

    moderate success

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who holds moderate views, esp in politics
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to become or cause to become less extreme or violent
  2. whenintr, often foll by over to preside over a meeting, discussion, etc
  3. to act as an external moderator of the overall standards and marks for (some types of educational assessment)
  4. physics to slow down (neutrons), esp by using a moderator
  5. tr to monitor (the conversations in an on-line chatroom) for bad language, inappropriate content, etc
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞尘辞诲别谤补迟别濒测, adverb
  • 藞尘辞诲别谤补迟别苍别蝉蝉, noun
  • 藞尘辞诲别谤补迟颈蝉尘, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 尘辞诲顎侥谤路补迟别路濒测 adverb
  • 尘辞诲顎侥谤路补迟别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of moderate1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English moderate (adjective) moderaten (verb), from Latin 尘辞诲别谤腻迟耻蝉 (past participle of 尘辞诲别谤腻谤墨 鈥渢o mitigate, restrain, control鈥), equivalent to 尘辞诲别谤腻- verb stem ( modest ) + -tus past participle suffix
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of moderate1

C14: from Latin 尘辞诲别谤腻迟耻蝉 observing moderation, from 尘辞诲别谤腻谤墨 to restrain
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Synonym Study

Moderate, temperate, judicious, reasonable all stress the avoidance of excess鈥攅motional, 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. See allay.
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The moderate to heavy rain that pelted UCLA鈥檚 artificial turf Saturday morning was on point for one of its final spring football practices.

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Defra and Met Office air pollution forecasts, external for the week shows moderate pollution levels quite widely across the UK by Wednesday, especially for England and Wales.

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While such debates over whether to moderate or play to the base feature in every party's soul-searching, this year does have a new twist, Mr Grose noted.

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In contrast to the sweeping language of ending homelessness that led to disillusionment over previous tax measures, it adopted moderate goals that it considered attainable.

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He is considered a moderate within the Catholic definition, and has been dubbed the "Asian Francis" because of a dedication to social issues and sympathy for migrants that he shared with the late pope.

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