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   moderate

   adjective

   • 1. average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree: "we walked at a moderate pace" Similar averagemodestmediummiddlingordinarycommoncommonplaceeverydayworkadaytolerablepassableadequatefairdecentmediocreindifferentuninspiredundistinguishedunexceptionalunexcitingunremarkablerun-of-the-milllacklustreforgettableinferiorsecond-rateinformal:OKso-sobog-standardfair-to-middling(plain) vanillanothing to write home aboutno great shakesnot so hotnot up to muchhalf-piereasonablewithin reasonacceptablenon-excessivewithin due limitsinexpensivelowcheapbargain-basementfairmodestabstemioustemperaterestrainedrestrainedcontrolledtemperatesobersteadyregularnot given to excesseseasyevenmildtolerantlenientOpposite greatmassiveoutrageousunreasonableunreasonableimmoderate
   • ▪ (of a person, party, or policy) not radical or excessively right- or left-wing: "a moderate reform programme" Similar dispassionatenon-extrememiddle-of-the-roadnon-radicalnon-reactionaryopen to reasonequitableimpartialOpposite extreme

   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 die downabatelet upcalm downlessengrow lessdecreasediminishslackenebbrecededwindleweakensubsidecurbcontrolcheckkeep in checkkeep under controlhold intemperregulaterestrainrestrictsubduestilldamprepresstamebreaklessendeadendecreaselowerreducediminishremitmitigatealleviateallayappeaseassuageeasepalliatesoothesoftencalmmodulatepacifymellowmincetone downOpposite get upincreaseexacerbateaggravate
   • 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"
   • 3. (in academic and ecclesiastical contexts) preside over (a deliberative body) or at (a debate): "a panel moderated by a Harvard University law professor" Similar chairtake the chair ofpreside overarbitratemediaterefereejudge
   • ▪ (especially in the Presbyterian Church in Scotland) act as a moderator; preside: "it is the Presbytery that moderates"
   • 4. monitor (an internet forum or online discussion) for inappropriate or offensive content.
   • 5. retard (neutrons) with a moderator: "the neutrons causing fission are not moderated but react at high energies"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin moderat- ‘reduced, controlled’, from the verb moderare; related to modest.

   Derivatives

   • 1. moderateness noun
   • 2. moderatism noun

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   What does moderate mean?

   • Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! MODERATE definition: 1. neither small nor large in size, amount, degree, or strength: 2. Moderate opinions, especially…. Learn more.

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   What is a moderate person?

   • A moderate is someone with moderate political opinions. If he presents himself as a radical, he risks scaring off the moderates. You use moderate to describe something that is neither large nor small in amount or degree. While a moderate amount of stress can be beneficial, too much stress can exhaust you. ...moderate exercise.

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   Is 'moderate' a noun or a verb?

   • According to the Dictionary, the word moderate can function as a noun, adjective, or verb. As an adjective, the word moderate means 'not extreme or excessive and existing within reasonable limits'. As a verb, the word moderate means 'to make something less severe or intense'. As a noun, a moderate is a 'person who does not have any extreme views'.

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   What is the difference between moderate and temperate?

   • Moderate implies response or behavior that is by nature not excessive: a moderate drinker, a moderate amount of assistance. Temperate, interchangeable with moderate in some general uses, usually stresses the idea of caution, control, or self-restraint: a surprisingly temperate response to the angry challenge.

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     MODERATE translate: 中等的, 中等的；不過分的，適度的, 意見,...

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   1. /ˈmɑdərət/ marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes. 2. /mɑdəˈreit/ restrain. IPA guide. Other forms: moderated; moderates; moderating. 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.

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