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moderate

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adjective

mod·​er·​ate ˈmä-d(ə-)rət How to pronounce moderate (audio)
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: avoiding extremes of behavior or expression : observing reasonable limits
a moderate drinker
b
: calm, temperate
Though very much in favor of the measure, he expressed himself in moderate language.
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: tending toward the mean or average amount or dimension
a family of moderate income
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: having average or less than average quality : mediocre
wrote moderate poetry to the end of his life Carl Van Doren
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: not violent, severe, or intense
a moderate climate
moderate winters
cook over moderate heat
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: professing or characterized by political or social beliefs that are not extreme
had left-wing, moderate, and right-wing candidates vying for the nomination
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: limited in scope or effect
His new wealth had only a moderate effect on his way of life.
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: not expensive : reasonable or low in price
a moderate price for a new house
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of a color : of medium lightness and medium chroma
a moderate red
moderateness noun

moderate

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verb

mod·​er·​ate ˈmä-də-ˌrāt How to pronounce moderate (audio)
moderated; moderating

transitive verb

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: to lessen the intensity or extremeness of
the sun moderated the chill
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: to preside over or act as chairman of
moderated the board of directors meeting
moderated the debate

intransitive verb

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: to act as a moderator
He moderated on a weekly panel show.
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: to become less violent, severe, or intense
the wind began to moderate
moderation
ˌmä-də-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce moderate (audio)
noun

moderate

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noun

mod·​er·​ate ˈmä-d(ə-)rət How to pronounce moderate (audio)
: one who holds moderate views or who belongs to a group favoring a moderate course or program

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