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MOD'ERATE, a. [L. moderatus, from moderor, to limit, from modus, a limit.] 1. Literally, limited; restrained; hence, temperate; observing reasonable bounds in indulgence; as moderate in eating or drinking, or in other gratifications.2. Limited in quantity; not excessive or expensive. He keeps a moderate table.3. Restrained in passion, ardor or temper; not violent; as moderate men of both parties.4. Not extreme in opinion; as a moderate Calvinist or Lutheran.5. Placed between extremes; holding the mean or middle place; as reformation of a moderate kind.6. Temperate; not extreme, violent or rigorous; as moderate weather; a moderate winter; moderate heat; a moderate breeze of wind.7. Of a middle rate; as men of moderate abilities.8. Not swift; as a moderate walk.MOD'ERATE, v.t. To restrain from excess of any kind; to reduce from a state of violence; to lessen; to allay; to repress; as, to moderate rage, action, desires, &c.; to moderate heat or wind. 1. To temper; to make temperate; to qualify. By its astringent quality, it moderates the relaxing quality of warm water.MOD'ERATE, v.i. To become less violent, severe, rigorous or intense. The cold or winter usually moderates in March; the heat of summer moderates in September.
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MOD'ERATE, a. [L. moderatus, from moderor, to limit, from modus, a limit.] 1. Literally, limited; restrained; hence, temperate; observing reasonable bounds in indulgence; as moderate in eating or drinking, or in other gratifications.2. Limited in quantity; not excessive or expensive. He keeps a moderate table.3. Restrained in passion, ardor or temper; not violent; as moderate men of both parties.4. Not extreme in opinion; as a moderate Calvinist or Lutheran.5. Placed between extremes; holding the mean or middle place; as reformation of a moderate kind.6. Temperate; not extreme, violent or rigorous; as moderate weather; a moderate winter; moderate heat; a moderate breeze of wind.7. Of a middle rate; as men of moderate abilities.8. Not swift; as a moderate walk.MOD'ERATE, v.t. To restrain from excess of any kind; to reduce from a state of violence; to lessen; to allay; to repress; as, to moderate rage, action, desires, &c.; to moderate heat or wind. 1. To temper; to make temperate; to qualify. By its astringent quality, it moderates the relaxing quality of warm water.MOD'ERATE, v.i. To become less violent, severe, rigorous or intense. The cold or winter usually moderates in March; the heat of summer moderates in September. | MOD'ER-ATE, a. [L. moderatus, from moderor, to limit, from modus, a limit.]- Literally, limited; restrained; hence, temperate; observing reasonable bounds in indulgence; as, moderate in eating or drinking, or in other gratifications.
- Limited in quantity; not excessive or expensive. He keeps a moderate table.
- Restrained in passion, ardor or temper; not violent; as, moderate men of both parties.
- Not extreme in opinion; as, a moderate Calvinist or Lutheran.
- Placed between extremes; holding the mean or middle place; as, reformation of a moderate kind.
- Temperate; not extreme, violent or rigorous; as, moderate weather; a moderate winter; moderate heat; a moderate breeze of wind.
- Of a middle rate; as, men of moderate abilities.
- Not swift; as, a moderate walk.
MOD'ER-ATE, v.i.To become less violent, severe, rigorous or intense. The cold of winter usually moderates in March; the heat of summer moderates in September. MOD'ER-ATE, v.t.- To restrain from excess of any kind; to reduce from a state of violence; to lessen; to allay; to repress; as, to moderate rage, action, desires, &c.; to moderate heat or wind.
- To temper; to make temperate; to qualify.
By its astringent quality, it moderates the relaxing quality of warm water. Arbuthnot.
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- Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable
limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited;
restrained
- One of a party in the Church of Scotland in the 18th century,
and part of the 19th, professing moderation in matters of church
government, in discipline, and in doctrine.
- To restrain
from excess of any kind] to reduce from a state of violence,
intensity, or excess; to keep within bounds; to make temperate; to
lessen; to allay; to repress; to temper; to qualify; as, to
moderate rage, action, desires, etc.; to moderate heat
or wind.
- To become less violent, severe, rigorous, or intense; as, the
wind has moderated.
- To preside over, direct, or regulate, as a
public meeting; as, to moderate a synod.
- To preside as a moderator.
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Moderate MOD'ERATE, adjective [Latin moderatus, from moderor, to limit, from modus, a limit.] 1. Literally, limited; restrained; hence, temperate; observing reasonable bounds in indulgence; as moderate in eating or drinking, or in other gratifications. 2. Limited in quantity; not excessive or expensive. He keeps a moderate table. 3. Restrained in passion, ardor or temper; not violent; as moderate men of both parties. 4. Not extreme in opinion; as a moderate Calvinist or Lutheran. 5. Placed between extremes; holding the mean or middle place; as reformation of a moderate kind. 6. Temperate; not extreme, violent or rigorous; as moderate weather; a moderate winter; moderate heat; a moderate breeze of wind. 7. Of a middle rate; as men of moderate abilities. 8. Not swift; as a moderate walk. MOD'ERATE, verb transitive To restrain from excess of any kind; to reduce from a state of violence; to lessen; to allay; to repress; as, to moderate rage, action, desires, etc.; to moderate heat or wind. 1. To temper; to make temperate; to qualify. By its astringent quality, it moderates the relaxing quality of warm water. MOD'ERATE, verb intransitive To become less violent, severe, rigorous or intense. The cold or winter usually moderates in March; the heat of summer moderates in September.
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