Canadian French Meaning of moderate
modéré
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Definitions and Meaning of moderate in English
moderate (n)
a person who takes a position in the political center
moderate (v)
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
make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
moderate (a)
being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme
moderate (s)
not extreme
marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes
moderate (a.)
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 degree of progress; as, to travel at moderate speed.
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.
moderate (n.)
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.
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.
To preside over, direct, or regulate, as a public meeting; as, to moderate a synod.
moderate (v. i.)
To become less violent, severe, rigorous, or intense; as, the wind has moderated.
To preside as a moderator.
FAQs About the word moderate
modéré
a person who takes a position in the political center, preside over, make less fast or intense, lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep
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moderance => modération, moderable => modéré, moder => modéré, modenese => Modénais, modena => Modène,
