moderate
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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
- moderate language
- a moderate Calvinist
- travelling at a moderate speed
- Jonathan Swift
- A number of moderate members managed […] to obtain a majority in a thin house.
- Mediocre
- Average priced; standard-deal
- Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle.
- a moderate winter
- Walter
- moderate showers
- (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]
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)
- to moderate rage, action, desires, etc.
- Arbuthnot
- By its astringent quality, it moderates the relaxing quality of warm water.
- Spenser
- To moderate stiff minds disposed to strive.
- (intransitive) To become less excessive
- (transitive) To preside over (something) as a moderator
- to moderate a synod
- (intransitive) To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
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
References[edit]
- moderate in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- moderate in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Adjective[edit]
moderate
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Adjective[edit]
moderate
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