moderate

adj.

1. Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme: a moderate price.
2. Not violent or subject to extremes; mild or calm; temperate: a moderate climate.
3. 1. Of medium or average quantity or extent.
   2. Of limited or average quality; mediocre.
4. Opposed to radical or extreme views or measures, especially in politics or religion.

n.

One who holds or champions moderate views or opinions, especially in politics or religion.

v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates. (mŏd'ə-rāt')

v.tr.

1. To lessen the violence, severity, or extremeness of.
2. To preside over: She was chosen to moderate the convention.

v.intr.

1. To become less violent, severe, or extreme; abate.
2. To act as a moderator.

[Middle English moderat, from Latin moderātus, past participle of moderārī, to moderate.]

moderately mod'er·ate·ly adv.
moderateness mod'er·ate·ness n.
moderation mod'er·a'tion n.

SYNONYMS  moderate, qualify, temper. These verbs mean to make less extreme or intense: moderated the severity of his rebuke; qualified her criticism; admiration tempered with fear.
ANTONYM  intensify

adjective

1. Not excessive or extreme in amount, degree, or force: modest, reasonable, temperate. See big/small/amount, edge/center.
2. Kept within sensible limits: conservative, discreet, reasonable, restrained, temperate. See plain/fancy, restraint/unrestraint.
3. Suited to or within the means of ordinary people: modest, popular, reasonable. See money.
4. Not steep or abrupt: easy, gentle, gradual. See rise/fall.
5. Requiring little effort or exertion: easy, light². See easy/hard.
6. Free from extremes in temperature: mild, temperate. See edge/center.
7. Of small intensity: gentle, light², slight, soft. See strong/weak.
8. Of moderately good quality but less than excellent: acceptable, adequate, all right, average, common, decent, fair, fairish, goodish, passable, respectable, satisfactory, sufficient, tolerable. Informal OK, tidy. See good/bad.

verb

1. To make or become less severe or extreme: mute, qualify, soften, subdue, tame, temper, tone down. See increase/decrease.
2. To become or cause to become less active or intense: abate, bate, die (away, down, off. or out), ease (off or up), ebb, fall, fall off, lapse, let up, remit, slacken, slack off, subside, wane. See increase/decrease.

adj

Definition: calm, temperate
Antonyms: excessive, extreme, immoderate, outrageous, uncontrolled, unlimited, unreasonable, unrestrained, violent, wild

adj

Definition: fair, average, so-so
Antonyms: considerate, extravagant, extreme, great, immoderate, liberal, massive, significant

v

Definition: mediate, arbitrate
Antonyms: turn over

v

Definition: restrain, control
Antonyms: egg on, free, incite, increase, let go, liberate, unleash

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Said of a disease or condition that interferes with normal activities, such as eating and ambulation, without completely blocking them out.

IN BRIEF: Not extreme. Also: To run or preside over.

Minds of moderate caliber ordinarily condemn everything which is beyond their range. — Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680).

Tutor's tip: A person of moderate (short u sound in the third syllable) ideas might moderate (long a sound in the third syllable) a discussion. The usage of moderate determines its pronunciation.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - moderat, mådeholden, nogenlunde, middelmådig
n. - moderat (pol.)
v. tr. - beherske, styre, moderere, mildne, mægle
v. intr. - beherske, styre, moderere, mildne

Nederlands (Dutch)
gematigd, matig, matigen, discussie leiden, voorzitten, afnemen

Français (French)
adj. - modéré, limité, (Météo) tempéré, (Culin) moyen
n. - modéré
v. tr. - (gén, Pol) modérer (qn), (GB, École, Univ) harmoniser les résultats de
v. intr. - se modérer, présider, animer (un débat), (Météo) s'apaiser, se calmer (la pluie)

Deutsch (German)
n. - (polit.) Gemäßigter
v. - nachlassen, (sich) mäßigen
adj. - gemäßigt, mäßig

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μετριοπαθής
v. - μετριάζω/-ομαι, περιορίζω, προεδρεύω (ως συντονιστής), προϊσταμαι
adj. - μέτριος, της σειράς, μετριοπαθής, μετρημένος, λογικός (για τιμή)

Italiano (Italian)
moderare, moderarsi, temperato, moderato, medio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - moderado (m) (político)
v. - moderar-se, mediar
adj. - moderado

Русский (Russian)
умеренный, посредственный, сдержанный, сдерживать, председатель- ствовать, человек, придерживающийся умеренных взглядов

Español (Spanish)
adj. - templado, calmado, moderado, frugal, mediano, regular
n. - moderado
v. tr. - moderar, aplacar, calmar
v. intr. - moderarse, mitigarse, calmarse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - moderat
v. - moderera, leda, lugna, presidera
adj. - måttlig, medelmåttig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
适度的, 中等的, 稳健的, 温和主义者, 稳健派, 节制, 使缓和, 使稳定, 变温和, 静息, 变弱, 主持会议

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 適度的, 中等的, 穩健的
n. - 溫和主義者, 穩健派
v. tr. - 節制, 使緩和, 使穩定
v. intr. - 變溫和, 靜息, 變弱, 主持會議

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 정도가 있는, 온화한
n. - 온건 주의자
v. tr. - 절제하다
v. intr. - 절제되다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 適度の, 穏やかな, 節度のある, 穏健な, 並の
n. - 穏健な人
v. - 和らげる, 和らぐ, 穏やかにする, 司会をする, 司会する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) معتدل (فعل) يعتدل, يترأس, (صفه) إعتدالي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתון, בינוני, ממוצע, די גדול, די טוב, די נמוך (מחיר)‬
n. - ‮אדם מתון בדיעותיו, בעיקר המדיניות‬
v. tr. - ‮ריכך, הפחית, מיתן, ריסן‬
v. intr. - ‮התמתן, שכך, פחת, חזר בו מ-‬

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