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mod·er·ate (mäd′ər it; for v., -āt′)
adjective
- within reasonable limits; avoiding excesses or extremes; temperate or restrained
- mild; calm; gentle; not violent moderate weather
- of average or medium quality, amount, scope, range, etc. moderate skills, moderate prices
Etymology: ME moderat < L moderatus, pp. of moderare, to keep within bounds, restrain < modus: see mode
noun
transitive verb moderated -·at′ed, moderating -·at′·ing
- to cause to become moderate; make less extreme, violent, etc.; restrain
- to preside over (a meeting, etc.)
intransitive verb
- to become moderate
- to serve as a moderator
Related Forms:
- moderately mod′·er·ately adverb
- moderateness mod′·er·ate·ness noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
moderate
modif.
Not expensive
inexpensive, low-priced, medium-priced, reasonable, within reason, modest, inexorbitant, not excessive, not dear, average, nominal, at par, usual, inconsiderable, marked down, at a bargain, half-price, reduced, worth the money, relatively low, of small yield; see also cheap 1, economical 2.Antonyms
expensive*, dear*, exorbitant. * Not extreme
temperate, measured, judicious, unexcessive, restrained, considered, reasonable, unextreme, balanced, equable, easy, average, steady, even, deliberate, calm, cool, mild, clement, gentle, unimpassioned, low-key, dispassionate, cautious, sober, prudent, sound, controlled, regulated, modest, conservative, medium, midway, within compass, within limits, striking the golden mean; see also calm 1, conservative, mild 2.Antonyms
immoderate, intemperate, extreme, excessive. Not radical
centrist, middle-of-the-road, tolerant, nonpartisan, unopinionated, undogmatic, not given to extremes, nonviolent, neutral, impartial, respectable, middle-class, preserving the middle course, compromising. Average
Not indulgent
temperate, restrained, sober, sparing, abstemious, frugal, self-denying, abstinent, unindulgent, self-controlled, disciplined, careful, teetotaling, on the wagon*, straight*, sworn off*; see also restrained, sober 3.Antonyms
self-indulgent, intemperate, wasteful.
moderate and temperate are often interchangeable in denoting a staying within reasonable limits, but in strict discrimination, moderate implies merely the absence of excesses or extremes, while temperate suggests deliberate self-restraint moderate demands, a temperate reply
moderate
v.
Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Object
- forum: URGENT HELP REQUIRED We urgently require volunteers who can moderate the forums on our website.
Modifies a noun
- intensity: You should aim to do some moderate intensity physical activity for about 30 minutes on five or more days of the week.
Used with adjective complement
- appear: In this context a minimum rate for local government workers of £ 5 an hour appears moderate.
Modifying Another Word
- internally: External Examiners should moderate internally agreed marks: they should not routinely be asked to adjudicate between marks proposed by two internal markers.
Preposition: in
- severity: Burning sensation and pruritus were very common, usually mild to moderate in severity and tended to resolve within one week of starting treatment.
Preposition: with
- patch: Moderate with fog patches, becoming good. stuff about me email me amazon wishlist rss feed Some of the best posts?
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.
And boys, be in nothing so moderate as in love of man, a clever servant, insufferable master.
Prose on certain occasions can bear a great deal of poetry: on the other hand, poetry sinks and swoons under a moderate weight of prose.
Our course in the House of Lords ought to be very firm and uncompromising but moderatean example of what has since been called the politics of the extreme centre.
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