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temperate

adj
/ˈtɛmpəɹət/

Etymology

The adjective is first attested in 1380, in Middle English, the verb in 1540; borrowed from Latin temperātus, perfect passive participle of temperō (“to moderate, forbear, combine properly”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). See temper. Displaced native Old English ġemetegod.

  1. borrowed from temperātus

Definitions

  1. Moderate

    Moderate; not excessive.

    • temperate heat
    • He has a temperate demeanour
    • She is not hot, but temperate as the morn.

  2. Proceeding from temperance.

    • The temperate sleeps, and spirits light as air.

  3. Dependent on life in a temperate climate.

    • temperate fishes
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To render temperate

      To render temperate; to moderate

      • It inflames temperance, and temp'rates wrath.

The neighborhood

Derived

temperate zone, -- so called because the heat is less than in the torrid zone, and the cold less than in the frigid zone, temperate rainforest

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA