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a person who takes a position in the political center

lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"

being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart"

make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

make less fast or intense; "moderate your speed"

a person who takes a position in the political center

lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"

make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

make less fast or intense; "moderate your speed"

Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained

Limited in quantity; sparing; temperate; frugal; as, moderate in eating or drinking; a moderate table.

Limited in degree of activity, energy, or excitement; reasonable; calm; slow; as, moderate language; moderate endeavors.

Not extreme in opinion, in partisanship, and the like; as, a moderate Calvinist.

Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle; as, a moderate winter.

Limited as to the degree in which a quality, principle, or faculty appears; as, an infusion of moderate strength; a man of moderate abilities.

Limited in scope or effects; as, a reformation of a moderate kind.

One of a party in the Church of Scotland in the 18th century, and part of the 19th, professing moderation in matters of church government, in discipline, and in doctrine.

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.

To become less violent, severe, rigorous, or intense; as, the wind has moderated.

To preside as a moderator.

Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained

Limited in quantity; sparing; temperate; frugal; as, moderate in eating or drinking; a moderate table.

Limited in degree of activity, energy, or excitement; reasonable; calm; slow; as, moderate language; moderate endeavors.

Not extreme in opinion, in partisanship, and the like; as, a moderate Calvinist.

Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle; as, a moderate winter.

Limited as to the degree in which a quality, principle, or faculty appears; as, an infusion of moderate strength; a man of moderate abilities.

Limited in scope or effects; as, a reformation of a moderate kind.

One of a party in the Church of Scotland in the 18th century, and part of the 19th, professing moderation in matters of church government, in discipline, and in doctrine.

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.

To become less violent, severe, rigorous, or intense; as, the wind has moderated.

To preside as a moderator.

To keep within bounds; lassen; to make less violent, intense, or extreme; as, to moderate rage, heat, etc.

To become less violent or intense.

Kept within bounds; not extreme nor excessive.

Moderateness.

Moderateness.

To keep within measure or bounds: to regulate: to reduce in intensity: to make temperate or reasonable: to pacify: to decide as a moderator.

To become less violent or intense: to preside as a moderator.

Kept within measure or bounds: not excessive or extreme: temperate: of middle rate.

Moderateness.

To make or become less intense or violent; allay.

Keeping or kept within reasonable limits; medium; temperate; middling.

Moderator.

Become less violent or intense.

Not excessive; temperate; middling.

To lessen in intensity; repress.