moderate
adjEtymology
From Middle English moderat(e) (“moderate, temperate”), borrowed from Latin moderātus, perfect active participle of moderor (“to regulate, to restrain, to moderate”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from moder-, modes-, a stem appearing also in modestus (“moderate, discreet, modest”), from modus (“a measure”); see mode and modest. Doublet of moderato. Displaced native Old English ġemetlīċ (“moderate”) and metegian (“to moderate”). Cognate with French modéré.
Definitions
Not excessive
Not excessive; acting in moderation
- moderate language
- a moderate Calvinist
- travelling at a moderate speed
more than mild, less than severe
Mediocre
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Average priced
Average priced; standard-deal
Not violent or rigorous
Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle.
- a moderate winter
- These are called the Islands of the Blest; rains fall there seldom, and in moderate showers, but for the most part they have gentle breezes, bringing along with them soft dews
Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.
One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.
- While the moderates usually propose political compromise, it's often only achieved when the extremists allow them so
- The moderates are the natural advocates of ecumenism against the fanatics of their churches.
- On the other side, RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch (a moderate) has to contend with the hardliners on his executive, whose intentions go way beyond trying to sort out their members' terms and conditions.
One of a party in Scottish Church history dominant in the 18th century, lax in doctrine…
One of a party in Scottish Church history dominant in the 18th century, lax in doctrine and discipline, but intolerant of evangelicalism and popular rights. It caused the secessions of 1733 and 1761, and its final resultant was the Disruption of 1843.
To reduce the excessiveness of (something).
- to moderate rage, action, desires, etc.
- By its astringent Quality, it moderates the relaxing quality of warm Water.
- This leaves two strategies to increase the current in a positron beam. First is to provide a stronger positron source and second is to develop a more efficient method to moderate the source positrons into a monoenergetic beam.
To become less excessive.
- He used to be an extremist but moderated later in life.
To preside over (something) as a moderator.
- to moderate a synod
To act as a moderator
To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise.
- We need more users to volunteer to moderate the comment section of our forum.
To supply with a moderator (substance that decreases the speed of neutrons in a nuclear…
To supply with a moderator (substance that decreases the speed of neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increases likelihood of fission).
- a graphite-moderated reactor
The neighborhood
- synonymmeasured
- synonymmellow
- synonymmiddle of the road
- synonymmild
- synonymmoderate
- synonymnonexcessive
- synonymnonextreme
- synonymnonfanatic
- synonymproper
- synonymreasonable
- synonymreasonous
- synonymsober
- antonymexcessive
- neighborbalanced
- neighborsuitable
- neighborintermediate
- neighborfrugal
- neighborgentle
- neighborlax
- neighborlenient
- neighborunadorned
- neighbormodal
- neighbormodality
- neighbormode
- neighbormodel
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at moderate. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at moderate. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at moderate
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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