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moderate
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[ adjective ] being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme
Examples "moderate prices" "a moderate income" "a moderate fine" "moderate demands" "a moderate estimate" "a moderate eater" "moderate success" "a kitchen of moderate size" Used in print (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)English Catholics reacted to this event with moderate but real hope . (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)Pansies do n't have to be coddled ; they 'd rather have things rugged , with only moderate protection on the coldest days . (Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)Three seconds flat is the usual time , and the space is crossed by moderate mileage , while the overwhelming immensity of such journeys must be conceived as a static pulsation through an enormous number of coexistent frequencies which perpetuate all events . (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)There was a slight lapse condition , a moderate fog , and 100 per_cent relative_humidity . (S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)It is convenient to classify a child 's onset ages and completion ages as `` advanced '' , `` moderate '' ( modal ) , or `` delayed '' according_to whether the child 's age equivalent `` dots '' appeared to the left of , upon , or to the right of the appropriate short transverse line . |
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[ adjective ] not extreme
Synonyms Examples "a moderate penalty" "temperate in his response to criticism" Used in print (David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)However , they were hostile to Jewish Orthodoxy , professing to believe_in Judaism `` but in a moderate way '' . Related terms |
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[ verb ] make less fast or intense
Examples "moderate your speed" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (politics) a person who takes a position in the political center
Synonyms Used in print (Brainard Cheney, "Christianity and the Tragic Vision-Ut...)A perceptive journalist , Sam_Lubell , has phrased it in the title of one of his books as The Revolt Of The Moderates . |
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[ adjective ] marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes
Synonyms Examples "moderate in his demands" "restrained in his response" Related terms |
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[ verb ] make less strong or intense; soften
Examples "Tone down that aggressive letter" "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements" Related terms |
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[ verb ] lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
Examples "moderate your alcohol intake" "hold your tongue" "hold your temper" "control your anger" Related terms restrain restrict restrict suppress catch countercheck train bate thermostat deny mortify damp command moderation |
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[ verb ] make less severe or harsh
Examples "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears" Related terms |
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[ verb ] make less severe or harsh
Synonyms Examples "mitigating circumstances" Related terms |
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