moderate
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "moderate"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽ, āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—āϤ

not excessive in amount, degree, or quantity
moderate definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Moderate rainfall is beneficial for crops and soil without causing flooding.
āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻŦ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāϤ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āύāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āχ āĻĢāϏāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āωāĻĒāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻĨā§€, āϏāĻ‚āϝāϤ

(of a person or ideology) not extreme or radical and considered reasonable by a majority of people
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The candidate is known for taking moderate positions on social issues to appeal to a broad base of voters.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϜāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻĨā§€ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤ āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻ­ā§‹āϟāĻžāϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧃āϤ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋

to lessen extremity or severity of something
Transitive: to moderate a reaction or statement
to moderate definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In diplomatic negotiations, both sides aim to moderate their language to foster constructive dialogue.
āϕ⧂āϟāύ⧈āϤāĻŋāĻ• āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āωāĻ­āϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻ•ā§āώāχ āĻ—āĻ āύāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āϏāĻ‚āϞāĻžāĻĒāϕ⧇ āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ­āĻžāώāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻĨā§€ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋

to lessen or adjust the level, speed, or intensity of something
Transitive: to moderate sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She added water to the chili to moderate the spiciness.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽāϰāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āϜāϞ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻŽāϏāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰāϤāĻž āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύāĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻ­āĻžāĻĒāϤāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to be in charge of a debate or discussion or to chair an assembly such as a parliament meeting, council, etc.
Transitive: to moderate a discussion or meeting
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The mayor moderated the town hall meeting to address concerns about the proposed development project.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϝāĻŧāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āωāĻĻā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŽā§‡āϝāĻŧāϰ āϟāĻžāωāύ āĻšāϞ āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϧ⧀āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to slow down or control the speed of neutrons using a substance called a moderator
Transitive: to moderate speed of neutrons
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Graphite rods are employed to moderate neutron velocity in certain types of nuclear reactors.
āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻžāχāϟ āϰāĻĄāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āϧāϰāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖāĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āϚ⧁āĻ˛ā§āϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āύāĻŋāωāĻŸā§āϰāύ⧇āϰ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋

to decrease in intensity or severity
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the evening progressed, the heated argument between the two friends started to moderate.
āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϝāĻž āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇, āĻĻ⧁āχ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻĒā§āϤ āϤāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ•āĻŽāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻĨā§€, āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§€

a person who holds centrist views, avoiding extreme positions and seeking balance or compromise, especially in politics
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As a moderate, he seeks compromise on major issues.
āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻĨā§€ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻā§‹āϤāĻž āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡āύāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

immoderate
moderately
moderateness
moderate
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