moderate
moderate (mŏdʹər-ĭt) adjective
Abbr. mod.
1. Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme: a moderate price.
2. Not violent or subject to extremes; mild or calm; temperate: a moderate climate.
3. a. Of medium or average quantity or extent. b. Of limited or average quality; mediocre.
4. Opposed to radical or extreme views or measures, especially in politics or religion.
noun
One who holds or champions moderate views or opinions, especially in politics or religion.
verb
moderated, moderating, moderates (mŏdʹə-rāt)
verb, transitive
1. To lessen the violence, severity, or extremeness of.
2. To preside over: She was chosen to moderate the convention.
verb, intransitive
1. To become less violent, severe, or extreme; abate.
2. To act as a moderator.
[Middle English moderat, from Latin moderātus past participle of moderārī, to moderate.]
modʹerately adverb
modʹerateness noun
moderaʹtion noun
Synonyms: moderate, qualify, temper. The central meaning shared by these verbs is "to make less extreme or intense": moderated the severity of the rebuke; qualified her criticism; admiration tempered with fear.
Antonyms: intensify.