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| mod·er·ate [ móddərət ] |
adjective |
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1. small or slight: not large, great, or severe
  a moderate portion
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2. reasonable: not excessive or unreasonable
a moderate eater
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3. middle-of-the-road: not extreme or radical
moderate views
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4. average: neither particularly good nor particularly bad
moderate results
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noun (plural mod·er·ates) |
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somebody with moderate views: somebody who holds views that are not extreme, especially political views
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle mod·er·at·ed, present participle mod·er·at·ing, 3rd person present singular mod·er·ates) |
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1. make or become less extreme: to become less great, extreme, violent, or severe, or make something become so
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2. preside over something: to chair or preside over something such as a meeting or discussion
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| [14th century. < Latin moderat-, past participle of moderari "regulate"] |
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| mod·er·ate·ly adverb |
| mod·er·ate·ness noun |
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