moderate
/'mɔdərit/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Not extreme or excessive; within reasonable limits: Describes something that is average, not too much and not too little, or kept within sensible boundaries.
- Avoiding extremes of opinion or behavior; temperate: Describes a person, view, or action that is calm, reasonable, and not radical.
Noun:
- A person who holds moderate views, especially in politics: Refers to an individual whose opinions are not extreme, often positioned in the political center.
Verb:
- To make or become less extreme, intense, or severe: The action of reducing the strength, force, or intensity of something.
- To preside over a meeting or discussion: The action of acting as an impartial chairperson to facilitate a debate or event.
Examples of Usage
Adjective:
- The hike requires a moderate level of fitness. (It is not too easy and not too difficult.)
- She expressed moderate support for the new policy. (Her support was not strong or weak, but reasonable.)
- We found a hotel with moderate prices. (The prices were average and not excessive.)
Noun:
- The candidate appealed to moderates from both parties. (People with centrist, non-extreme political views.)
- He is a moderate on most social issues. (A person with temperate, middle-ground opinions.)
Verb:
- Please moderate your speed when driving in the rain. (Make your speed less fast.)
- She tried to moderate her tone during the argument. (Make her tone of voice less harsh or angry.)
- The panel discussion will be moderated by a professor. (Presided over and facilitated by a professor.)
Advanced Usage
- "To moderate one's language/behavior": To make one's words or actions less extreme or offensive.
- The politician was advised to moderate his language for the televised debate.
- "In moderation": (Phrase) Within sensible limits; not to excess.
- He enjoys chocolate, but only in moderation.
Variants and Related Words
- Moderately (adverb): To a moderate degree; fairly.
- The movie was moderately successful.
- Moderation (noun): The quality of being moderate; the process of moderating.
- The council called for moderation in the ongoing dispute.
- Moderator (noun): A person who moderates, especially one who presides over a discussion or online forum.
- The moderator ensured all candidates had equal speaking time.
Synonyms
- Adjective: Temperate, reasonable, average, medium, mild, restrained.
- Verb: Temper, soften, lessen, mitigate, restrain, control, chair, preside over.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(This word does not commonly form distinct phrasal verbs. Its meanings are typically expressed directly.)
Related Idioms
- "The middle of the road": A moderate position that avoids extremes. (This is a conceptual synonym, not a direct idiom with the word "moderate".)
- His policies are very middle of the road.
Adjective
- marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes
- moderate in his demands
- restrained in his response
- not extreme
- a moderate penalty
- temperate in his response to criticism
- being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme
- moderate prices
- a moderate income
- a moderate fine
- moderate demands
- a moderate estimate
- a moderate eater
- moderate success
- a kitchen of moderate size
- the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart
Noun
- a person who takes a position in the political center
Verb
- restrain
- make less strong or intense; soften
- Tone down that aggressive letter
- The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements
- make less severe or harsh
- He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- moderate your alcohol intake
- hold your tongue
- hold your temper
- control your anger
- make less fast or intense
- moderate your speed
- preside over
- John moderated the discussion