moderate
Pronunciation
[change]- adjective, noun
- (UK) IPA (key): /ˈmɒdərət/, SAMPA: /"mQd@r@t/
- (US) enPR: /mäd'ər-ət/, IPA (key): /ˈmɑdərət/, SAMPA: /"mAd@r@t/
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- verb
- (UK) IPA (key): /ˈmɒdəreɪt/, SAMPA: /"mQd@reIt/
- (US) enPR: /mäd'ə-rāt/, IPA (key): /ˈmɑdəreɪt/, SAMPA: /"mAd@reIt/
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Adjective
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Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- If someone or something is moderate, it is balanced and not extreme.
- Synonyms: immoderate and extreme
- The weather in Hawai'i tends to be quite moderate.
- The moderate views in much of Canada are quite different from the extreme beliefs in some other countries.
Verb
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Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- (intransitive) If something moderates, it becomes more moderate.
- As he grew older, his ideas began to moderate.
- (transitive & intransitive) If someone moderates a meeting or discussion, they organise and control it.