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MODERATE
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who takes a position in the political center
Synonyms:
centrist; middle of the roader; moderate; moderationist
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("moderate" is a kind of...):
adult; grownup (a fully developed person from maturity onward)
Holonyms ("moderate" is a member of...):
center (politically moderate persons; centrists)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not extreme
Example:
temperate in his response to criticism
Synonyms:
moderate; temperate
Classified under:
Similar:
mild (moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme)
Derivation:
moderateness (quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme
Example:
the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart
Classified under:
Similar:
modest; small (not large but sufficient in size or amount)
minimalist (advocating minimal reforms (as in government or politics))
middle-of-the-road (not extreme, especially in political views)
limited (not excessive)
indifferent (neither too great nor too little)
fair; fairish; reasonable (not excessive or extreme)
cautious; conservative (avoiding excess)
average; intermediate; medium (around the middle of a scale of evaluation)
Also:
mild (moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme)
temperate (not extreme in behavior)
Attribute:
moderateness; moderation (quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes)
Antonym:
immoderate (beyond reasonable limits)
Derivation:
moderateness (quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes)
moderateness (the property of being moderate in price or expenditures)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes
Example:
restrained in his response
Synonyms:
moderate; restrained
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
temperate (not extreme in behavior)
Derivation:
moderateness (quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they moderate ... he / she / it moderates
Past simple: moderated
Past participle: moderated
-ing form: moderating
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make less fast or intense
Example:
moderate your speed
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "moderate" is one way to...):
decelerate; slow down (reduce the speed of)
Sentence frames:
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Derivation:
moderation (quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
Example:
she tempered her criticism
Synonyms:
moderate; mollify; season; temper
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "moderate" is one way to...):
weaken (lessen the strength of)
Sentence frames:
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Derivation:
moderator (someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Preside over
Example:
John moderated the discussion
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "moderate" is one way to...):
discuss; hash out; talk over (speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion)
Sentence frames:
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Sentence example:
Sam and Sue moderate
Derivation:
moderator (someone who presides over a forum or debate)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Make less strong or intense; soften
Example:
The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "moderate" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frames:
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Derivation:
moderation (quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Make less severe or harsh
Example:
He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "moderate" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frame:
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Derivation:
moderation (the action of lessening in severity or intensity)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
Example:
control your anger
Synonyms:
check; contain; control; curb; hold; hold in; moderate
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "moderate" is one way to...):
hold back; keep; keep back; restrain (prevent the action or expression of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "moderate"):
conquer; stamp down; subdue; suppress (bring under control by force or authority)
damp (restrain or discourage)
crucify; mortify; subdue (hold within limits and control)
abnegate; deny (deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure)
train (cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it)
catch (check oneself during an action)
bate (moderate or restrain; lessen the force of)
thermostat (control the temperature with a thermostat)
counteract; countercheck (oppose or check by a counteraction)
Sentence frames:
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Derivation:
moderation (quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes)
Context examples:
"Twenty minutes to half an hour of moderate exercise, including fast walking, appears to be sufficient," Hong said.
(Just 20 Minutes of Walking May Reduce Inflammation in Your Body, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Prior to receiving toxin injections, eight participants reported moderate or severe disability and after treatment, six of those patients noted an improvement.
(Scientists identify spasm in women with endometriosis-associated chronic pelvic pain, National Institutes of Health)
They found that individuals who reported symptoms of hard-to-treat depression before the study had a mild to moderate reduction in those symptoms afterward, similar to the effectiveness of antidepressants.
(Anti-inflammatory Drugs Also Fight Depression, Voanews)
It has also been shown that moderate consumption of this food group is associated with a lower risk of colorectal cancer and bladder cancer, while no associations were found for prostate cancer.
(Adequate intake of milk and dairy products in different life stages helps prevent chronic diseases, University of Granada)
A neoplastic process in the cervix characterized by morphologic features of both moderate and severe intraepithelial neoplasia.
(Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2/3, NCI Thesaurus)
Cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 2 is sometimes called high-grade or moderate dysplasia.
(Cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 2, NCI Dictionary)
Moderate sedation is caused by special drugs and is used to help relieve anxiety during certain medical or surgical procedures.
(Moderate sedation, NCI Dictionary)
A question about whether an individual has or had a moderate likelihood of dozing.
(Moderate Chance of Dozing, NCI Thesaurus)
Evidence of moderate retrograde blood flow through the valve(s) of the heart.
(Moderate Cardiac Valve Regurgitation, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)
An invasive prostate adenocarcinoma characterized by the presence of malignant cells exhibiting moderate differentiation.
(Moderately Differentiated Prostate Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
