Definition of moderate

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Moderate (v. t.) To restrain from excess of any kind; to reduce from a state of violence, intensity, or excess; to keep within bounds; to make temperate; to lessen; to allay; to repress; to temper; to qualify; as, to moderate rage, action, desires, etc.; to moderate heat or wind..

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Temperate :: Temperate (v. t.) Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking..
Moderate :: Moderate (a.) Not extreme in opinion, in partisanship, and the like; as, a moderate Calvinist..
Low :: Low (superl.) Beneath the usual or remunerative rate or amount, or the ordinary value; moderate; cheap; as, the low price of corn; low wages..
Hefty :: Hefty (a.) Moderately heavy.
Jacobin :: "Jacobin (n.) A fancy pigeon, in which the feathers of the neck form a hood, -- whence the name. The wings and tail are long, and the beak moderately short..
Sotto Voce :: Sotto voce () With a restrained voice or moderate force; in an undertone.
Pretty :: Pretty (adv.) In some degree; moderately; considerably; rather; almost; -- less emphatic than very; as, I am pretty sure of the fact; pretty cold weather..
Measurable :: Measurable (a.) Moderate; temperate; not excessive.
Dusk :: Dusk (a.) Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.
Modesty :: Modesty (n.) The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth and importance; absence of self-assertion, arrogance, and presumption; humility respecting one's own merit..
Stew :: Stew (v. t.) To boil slowly, or with the simmering or moderate heat; to seethe; to cook in a little liquid, over a gentle fire, without boiling; as, to stew meat; to stew oysters; to stew apples..
Moderate :: Moderate (a.) Limited in scope or effects; as, a reformation of a moderate kind..
Undue :: Undue (a.) Not agreeable to a rule or standard, or to duty; disproportioned; excessive; immoderate; inordinate; as, an undue attachment to forms; an undue rigor in the execution of law..
Contemper :: Contemper (v. t.) To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate; to soften.
Contemperate :: Contemperate (v. t.) To temper; to moderate.
Moderate :: Moderate (a.) Limited as to degree of progress; as, to travel at moderate speed..
Reasonable :: Reasonable (n.) Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper; as, a reasonable demand, amount, price..
Easy :: Easy (v. t.) Moderate; sparing; frugal.
Longish :: Longish (a.) Somewhat long; moderately long.
Cachinnatory :: Cachinnatory (a.) Consisting of, or accompanied by, immoderate laughter..
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