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moderate
English
Etymology
From Middle English moderat, from Latin moder?tus, perfect active participle of moderor (“regulate, restrain, moderate”), from moder-, modes-, a stem appearing also in modestus (“moderate, discreet, modest”), from modus (“measure”); see mode and modest.
Pronunciation
- Adjective, noun:
- (UK): IPA(key): /?m?d???t/
- (US): enPR: mäd'?r-?t, IPA(key): /?m?d???t/
- Verb:
- (UK): IPA(key): /?m?d??e?t/
- (US): enPR: mäd'?-r?t, IPA(key): /?m?d??e?t/
Adjective
moderate (comparative more moderate, superlative most moderate)
- Not excessive; acting in moderation
- moderate language
- a moderate Calvinist
- travelling at a moderate speed
- 1731, Jonathan Swift, The Presbyterians Plea of Merit
- A number of moderate members managed […] to obtain a majority in a thin house.
- Mediocre
- Average priced; standard-deal
- Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle.
- a moderate winter
- 1859, Arthur Hugh Clough, Life of Sertorius
- These are called the Islands of the Blest; rains fall there seldom, and in moderate showers, but for the most part they have gentle breezes, bringing along with them soft dews
- (US, politics) Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:moderate
- See also Thesaurus:intermediate
Derived terms
- moderately
- moderateness
Translations
Noun
moderate (plural moderates)
- One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.
- While the moderates usually propose political compromise, it's often only achieved when the extremists allow them so
- The moderates are the natural advocates of ecumenism against the fanatics of their churches.
- (Christianity, historical) One of a party in Scottish Church history dominant in the 18th century, lax in doctrine and discipline, but intolerant of evangelicalism and popular rights. It caused the secessions of 1733 and 1761, and its final resultant was the Disruption of 1843.
Translations
Verb
moderate (third-person singular simple present moderates, present participle moderating, simple past and past participle moderated)
- (transitive) To reduce the excessiveness of (something)
- to moderate rage, action, desires, etc.
- 1730, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Nature of Aliments
- By its astringent Quality, it moderates the relaxing quality of warm Water.
- 2000, Paul G. Coleman, Positron Beams and Their Applications (page 309)
- This leaves two strategies to increase the current in a positron beam. First is to provide a stronger positron source and second is to develop a more efficient method to moderate the source positrons into a monoenergetic beam.
- To moderate stiff minds disposed to strive.
- (intransitive) To become less excessive
- (transitive) To preside over (something) as a moderator
- to moderate a synod
- (intransitive) To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise
- (transitive, physics) To supply with a moderator (substance that decreases the speed of neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increases likelihood of fission).
- a graphite-moderated reactor
Synonyms
- (reduce excesses): temperate
- (preside): arbitrate, chair
Derived terms
- moderation
- moderating
Related terms
- modal
- modality
- mode
- model
- moderator
- module
Translations
References
- moderate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- moderate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
moderate
- inflection of moderat:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Verb
moderate
- inflection of moderare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
- feminine plural of moderato
Anagrams
- dateremo
Latin
Verb
moder?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of moder?
References
- moderate in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- moderate in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
moderate
- definite singular of moderat
- plural of moderat
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
moderate
- definite singular of moderat
- plural of moderat
moderate From the web:
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mila
Basque
Numeral
mila
- a thousand
Derived terms
- mila esker
Gamilaraay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mila/
Noun
mila
- glasses
- hip
References
- (2015) Ma Gamilaraay
Italian
Adjective
mila m or f
- plural of mille
Noun
mila m
- plural of mille
Anagrams
- almi
- lami
- lima
- mali, Mali
Kaurna
Number
mila
- five
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- milen
Noun
mila m or f
- definite feminine singular of mil
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
mila f
- definite singular of mil
Old High German
Alternative forms
- m?lla
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *m?liju, borrowed from Latin milia.
Noun
m?la f
- mile
Descendants
- Middle High German: m?le, m?l
- German: Meile
- Luxembourgish: Meil
- Yiddish: ????? (mayl)
Polish
Etymology
From Latin m?lle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?i.la/
Noun
mila f
- mile (unit of measure)
Declension
Derived terms
- (adjective) milowy
Further reading
- mila in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- mila in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?mila]
Noun
mila
- definite nominative singular of mil?
- definite accusative singular of mil?
Serbo-Croatian
Adjective
mila
- inflection of mio:
- feminine nominative/vocative singular
- indefinite masculine/neuter genitive singular
- indefinite animate masculine accusative singular
- neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
mila (n class, plural mila)
- tradition, custom
Swedish
Etymology
Old Swedish mila, same as Norwegian mila, Danish mile, Middle Low German mile, German Meiler, of unknown origin.
Noun
mila c
- a charcoal stack, an earth kiln
- 1915, Dan Andersson, "Jag väntar...", Kolvaktarens visor
- Jag väntar vid min mila medan timmarna lida
- I'm tending my charcoal stack while the hours go by
- Jag väntar vid min mila medan timmarna lida
- 1915, Dan Andersson, "Jag väntar...", Kolvaktarens visor
Declension
Synonyms
- kolmila
References
- mila in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
- Liam, Lima, Mali, mail
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse *miðlum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²m??l?/, /m?l?/
Preposition
mila
- between
Xhosa
Verb
-mila?
- heal
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
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