moderate breeze
— Noun
– English
～ wind moving 13-18 knots; 4 on the Beaufort scale
moderate
— Verb
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～ make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears"
moderate
— Verb
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～ make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
moderate
— Verb
– English
～ preside over; "John moderated the discussion"
moderate
— Verb
– English
～ make less fast or intense; "moderate your speed"
moderate
— Verb
– English
～ make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; "she tempered her criticism"
moderate
— Verb
– English
～ 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"
moderate
— Adjective
– English
～ marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response"
moderate
— Adjective
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～ not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"
moderate
— Adjective
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～ 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"
moderately
— Adverb
– English
～ with moderation; in a moderate manner; "he drinks moderately"
moderately
— Adverb
– English
～ to certain extent or degree; "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"
moderateness
— Noun
– English
～ quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes
moderateness
— Noun
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～ the property of being moderate in price or expenditures; "the store is famous for the reasonableness of its prices"; "the modestness of the living standards here becomes obvious immediately"
moderating
— Adjective
– English
～ lessening in intensity or strength
moderation
— Noun
– English
～ the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions"
moderation
— Noun
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～ quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes
moderation
— Noun
– English
～ a change for the better
moderation
— Noun
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～ the trait of avoiding excesses
moderationism
— Noun
– English
～ the policy of being moderate or acting with moderation