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adjective
- 1. average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree: "we walked at a moderate pace" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a person who holds moderate views, especially in politics: "an unlikely alliance of radicals and moderates"
verb
- 1. make or become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent: "I shall not moderate my criticism" Similar Opposite
- 2. review (examination papers, results, or candidates) in relation to an agreed standard so as to ensure consistency of marking: British "the dependability of an examining system rests on those who set, moderate, and mark the papers"
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MODERATE definition: 1. neither small nor large in size, amount, degree, or strength: 2. Moderate opinions, especially…. Learn more.
moderate: [adjective] avoiding extremes of behavior or expression : observing reasonable limits. calm, temperate.
A moderate voter is someone who is politically speaking, in the center. In other words, they are not quite left or right, but somewhere in the middle.
Moderate definition: kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense. See examples of MODERATE used in a sentence.
MODERATE meaning: 1. neither small nor large in size, amount, degree, or strength: 2. Moderate opinions, especially…. Learn more.
a person holding moderate views or opinions, as in politics or religion. verb transitive Word forms: ˈmoderˌated or ˈmoderˌating. 5. to cause to become moderate; make less extreme, violent, etc.; restrain. 6. to preside over (a meeting, etc.) verb intransitive. 7.
Definition of moderate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.