moderate
pronunciation
How to pronounce moderate in British English:
UK [ˈmɒdərət , ˈmɒdəreɪt]
How to pronounce moderate in American English:
US [ˈmɑːdərət , ˈmɑːdəreɪt]
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- Noun:
- a person who takes a position in the political center
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- Verb:
- preside over
- make less fast or intense
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- make less severe or harsh
- make less strong or intense; soften
- restrain or temper
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- Adjective:
- being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme
- not extreme
- marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes
Word Origin
- moderate
- moderate: [14] Latin moderārī or moderāre meant ‘reduce, control’. They were derived from an unrecorded *modes- (source also of modest), which was related to modus ‘measure’ (source of English mode and model), and hence denoted etymologically ‘keep within due measure’. Their past participle moderātus was taken over by English as an adjective, and converted into a verb in the 15th century.=> mode, model, modern, modest
- moderate (adj.)
- late 14c., originally of weather and other physical conditions, from Latin moderatus "within bounds, observing moderation;" figuratively "modest, restrained," past participle of moderari "to regulate, mitigate, restrain, temper, set a measure, keep (something) within measure," related to modus "measure," from PIE *med-es-, from base *med- (see medical (adj.)). The notion is "keeping within due measure." In English, of persons from early 15c.; of opinions from 1640s; of prices from 1904. Related: Moderateness.
- moderate (v.)
- early 15c., "to abate excessiveness;" from Latin moderatus, past participle of moderari (see moderate (adj.)). Meaning "to preside over a debate" is first attested 1570s. Related: Moderated; moderating.
- moderate (n.)
- "one who holds moderate opinions on controversial subjects," 1794, from moderate (adj.). Related: Moderatism; -moderantism.
Example
- 1. Moderate physical activity can significantly reduce your risk of erectile dysfunction .
- 2. He has often expressed sympathy for moderate centre-left governments .
- 3. Perhaps if it remains at moderate levels .
- 4. Turkey 's moderate islamism did not evolve overnight .
- 5. Even moderate number of context states yield large number of context state combinations .