moderate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English moderat, from Latin moderātus, perfect active participle of moderor (“regulate, restrain, moderate”), from moder-, modes-, a stem appearing also in modestus (“moderate, discreet, modest”), from modus (“measure”); see mode and modest.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
moderate (comparative more moderate, superlative most moderate)
- Not excessive; acting in moderation
- Mediocre
- Average priced; standard-deal
- (US, politics) Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.
Derived terms [edit]
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:moderate
- See also Wikisaurus:intermediate
Translations [edit]
not excessive
mediocre
having an intermediate position in politics
Noun [edit]
Wikipedia moderate (plural moderates)
- 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.
Translations [edit]
one who holds an intermediate position
Verb [edit]
moderate (third-person singular simple present moderates, present participle moderating, simple past and past participle moderated)
- (transitive) To reduce the excessiveness of (something)
- (intransitive) To become less excessive
- (transitive) To preside over (something) as a moderator
- (intransitive) To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise
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Translations [edit]
to reduce the excessiveness
to become less excessive
to preside over as a moderator
to act as a moderator
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References [edit]
- moderate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- moderate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
German [edit]
Adjective [edit]
moderate
- inflected form of moderat
Italian [edit]
Verb [edit]
moderate
- second-person plural present indicative of moderare
- second-person plural imperative of moderare
- Feminine plural of moderato
Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
moderāte
- first-person plural present active imperative of moderō
