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MODERATING
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I. (adjective)
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Meaning:
Lessening in intensity or strength
Classified under:
Similar:
alleviative; alleviatory; lenitive; mitigative; mitigatory; palliative (moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear)
analgesic; analgetic; anodyne (capable of relieving pain)
tempering (moderating by making more temperate)
weakening (moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker)
Antonym:
intensifying (increasing in strength or intensity)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb moderate