moderate

Pronunciation

adjective, noun

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈmɒdərət/, SAMPA: /"mQd@r@t/
• (US) enPR: /mäd'ər-ət/, IPA ^(key): /ˈmɑdərət/, SAMPA: /"mAd@r@t/

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verb

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈmɒdəreɪt/, SAMPA: /"mQd@reIt/
• (US) enPR: /mäd'ə-rāt/, IPA ^(key): /ˈmɑdəreɪt/, SAMPA: /"mAd@reIt/

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Adjective

Positive moderate

Comparative more moderate

Superlative most moderate

1. If someone or something is moderate, it is balanced and not extreme.
   • Synonyms: immoderate and extreme

   The weather in Hawai'i tends to be quite moderate.

   The moderate views in much of Canada are quite different from the extreme beliefs in some other countries.

Verb

Plain form moderate

Third-person singular moderates

Past tense moderated

Past participle moderated

Present participle moderating

1. (intransitive) If something moderates, it becomes more moderate.

   As he grew older, his ideas began to moderate.

2. (transitive & intransitive) If someone moderates a meeting or discussion, they organise and control it.

Synonyms

• relax
• mediate

Noun

Singular moderate

Plural moderates

1. (countable) A moderate is a person who has moderate (political) views.

Related words

• moderately
• moderation
• moderator