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Meanings of moderate in English

Catalan
moderat

A person who takes a position in the political center.

        moderat
        Portuguese
        limitar
        Catalan
        limitar
        Spanish
        controlar

        Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.

            limitar
            Spanish
            moderar

            Preside over.

                  moderar
                  Catalan
                  moderar
                  Spanish
                  corregir

                  Restrain.

                        moderar
                        Synonyms
                        Examples for "temper"
                        Examples for "temper"
                        1
                        During the crisis in the Sudan, the popular temper was her own.
                        Queen Victoria
                        2
                        And I wish you'd go 'way, she said, her temper rising again.
                        The best early stories of f. scott fitzgerald
                        3
                        People whose major concern is climate change have to temper their ambitions.
                        Reuters
                        4
                        Franshion's large cash balance and its good financial flexibility temper this weakness.
                        Reuters
                        5
                        Fanshion's large cash balance and its good financial flexibility temper this weakness.
                        Reuters
                        1
                        The contrast of his manner on my return would further chasten her.
                        The Boss of Little Arcady
                        2
                        He might help to chasten the sentences laughed at by those newspapers.
                        Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Volume 1
                        3
                        Why was not this Thing ever present, to chasten and sober me?
                        A Far Country — Volume 3
                        4
                        In all things chasten and strengthen her, my child, and me.
                        Saint's Progress
                        5
                        She longed to have Ellen back again, to love and spoil and chasten.
                        Joanna Godden
                        Usage of moderate in English
                        1
                        Two workers suffered serious injuries, while another suffered moderate injuries, police said.
                        Reuters
                        2
                        Main outcome measure: The primary outcome measure was moderate to severe CP.
                        Pubmed
                        3
                        Partner alcohol use was also defined as light, moderate and high risk.
                        Pubmed
                        4
                        He made his house a meeting place for men of moderate opinion.
                        New york: the novel
                        5
                        However, some studies reported a moderate reduction or increase of the anticoagulation.
                        Pubmed
                        6
                        USA: After posting moderate losses in early trading, markets began to rally.
                        Wired
                        7
                        Results: Most of our workers were at low- or moderate vascular risk.
                        Pubmed
                        8
                        A moderate fall in housing prices could actually support the broader economy.
                        Reuters
                        9
                        By barring moderate opposition candidate Bobonazarova, secular authorities risk radicalising the opposition.
                        Reuters
                        10
                        By barring moderate opposition candidate Oynihol Bobonazarova, secular authorities risk radicalizing opposition.
                        Reuters
                        11
                        My workload this year has been moderate in comparison to previous years.
                        Reuters
                        12
                        Some of this is due undoubtedly to decidedly moderate form this year.
                        The Irish Times
                        13
                        McCain, once a moderate on immigration, backs Arizona's tough new immigration law.
                        Reuters
                        14
                        Pentair said it expected Europe's slump to moderate in the second half.
                        Reuters
                        15
                        A recent study has shown the benefits of even moderate weight loss.
                        The Irish Times
                        16
                        Still moderate, the New York Congress continued to hope for a settlement.
                        New york: the novel
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                        Moderate through the time
                        Moderate across language varieties
                        South Africa
                        Common
                        New Zealand
                        Less common
                        United States of America
                        Less common
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