Definition of moderate

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Moderate (a.) Limited as to the degree in which a quality, principle, or faculty appears; as, an infusion of moderate strength; a man of moderate abilities..

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Temperance :: Temperance (v. t.) Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; moderation; as, temperance in eating and drinking; temperance in the indulgence of joy or mirth; specifically, moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors..
Planet :: Planet (n.) A celestial body which revolves about the sun in an orbit of a moderate degree of eccentricity. It is distinguished from a comet by the absence of a coma, and by having a less eccentric orbit. See Solar system..
Intemperate :: Intemperate (a.) Indulging any appetite or passion to excess; immoderate to enjoyments or exertion.
Moderate :: Moderate (v. t.) 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..
Subacid :: Subacid (a.) Moderately acid or sour; as, some plants have subacid juices..
Light :: Light (superl.) Not strong or violent; moderate; as, a light wind..
Moderate :: Moderate (n.) 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..
Extreme :: Extreme (a.) The best of worst; most urgent; greatest; highest; immoderate; excessive; most violent; as, an extreme case; extreme folly..
Hefty :: Hefty (a.) Moderately heavy.
Moist :: Moist (a.) Moderately wet; damp; humid; not dry; as, a moist atmosphere or air..
Moderately :: Moderately (adv.) In a moderate manner or degree; to a moderate extent.
Measurable :: Measurable (a.) Moderate; temperate; not excessive.
Attemper :: Attemper (v. t.) To soften, mollify, or moderate; to soothe; to temper; as, to attemper rigid justice with clemency..
Excess :: Excess (n.) The state of surpassing or going beyond limits; the being of a measure beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; that which exceeds what is usual or prover; immoderateness; superfluity; superabundance; extravagance; as, an excess of provisions or of light..
Moderator :: Moderator (n.) One who, or that which, moderates, restrains, or pacifies..
Subfusk :: Subfuscous (a.) Duskish; moderately dark; brownish; tawny.
Continently :: Continently (adv.) In a continent manner; chastely; moderately; temperately.
Moderate :: Moderate (v. i.) To become less violent, severe, rigorous, or intense; as, the wind has moderated..
Slack :: Slack (superl.) Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack..
Andante :: Andante (a.) Moving moderately slow, but distinct and flowing; quicker than larghetto, and slower than allegretto..
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