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English to English adjective 1. 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 source: wordnet30
2. Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained source: webster1913
adjective satellite 3. not extreme a moderate penalty|temperate in his response to criticism source: wordnet30
4. marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes moderate in his demands|restrained in his response source: wordnet30
noun 5. a person who takes a position in the political center source: wordnet30
6. 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. source: webster1913
verb 7. preside over John moderated the discussion source: wordnet30
8. make less fast or intense moderate your speed source: wordnet30
9. 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 source: wordnet30
10. make less severe or harsh He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears source: wordnet30
11. make less strong or intense; soften Tone down that aggressive letter|The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements source: wordnet30
12. restrain source: wordnet30
13. 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. source: webster1913
14. To become less violent, severe, rigorous, or intense; as, the wind has moderated. source: webster1913
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