The definition of moderate is something that is average, mild or within reasonable limits.
(adjective)See moderate in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: ME moderat < L moderatus, pp. of moderare, to keep within bounds, restrain < modus: see mode
noun
transitive verb moderated, moderating
intransitive verb
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adjective
Origin:
Origin: Middle English moderat
Origin: , from Latin moderātus
Origin: , past participle of moderārī, to moderate; see med- in Indo-European roots
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