moderate
/ˈmɑdəɹeɪt/ verb C2- To reduce the excessiveness of (something). · to moderate rage, action, desires, etc.
- To become less excessive. · He used to be an extremist but moderated later in life.
- To preside over (something) as a moderator. · to moderate a synod
- To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise. · We need more users to volunteer to moderate the comment section of our forum.
- To supply with a moderator (substance that decreases the speed of neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increases likelihood of fission). · a graphite-moderated reactor
He/she/it moderates · Past moderated · Past participle moderated · -ing form moderating
Verb forms
- Base form
- moderate
- He/she/it
- moderates
- Past
- moderated
- Past participle
- moderated
- -ing form
- moderating
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So desirable in every way were the apartments, and so moderate did the terms seem when divided between us, that the bargain was concluded upon the spot, and we at once entered into possession.
William’s conduct at first was moderate.
You’ve got as much money to waste as any of ’em, and yet you stick to what’s decent and moderate.
Like other dwellers in the south, he was a man of sober habits and moderate desires, but fond of external show, vain, and addicted to display.
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