different between mold vs moderate
mold
English
Alternative forms
- mould (British spelling, Canadian spelling, Australian spelling)
Pronunciation
- enPR: m?ld, m?ld
- (UK) IPA(key): /m??ld/, /m??ld/
- (US) IPA(key): /mo?ld/
- Rhymes: -??ld
Etymology 1
Via Middle English and Old French, from Latin modulus, from Latin modus. Doublet of module and model.
Noun
mold (countable and uncountable, plural molds) (American spelling)
- A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
- A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.
- Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.
- The shape or pattern of a mold.
- General shape or form.
- 1711, Alexander Pope, "The Temple of Fame", in The Works of Alexander Pope: New Ed. Including Several Hundred Unpublished Letters, and Other New Materials, Collected in Part by John Wilson Croker. With Introd. and Notes by Whitwell Elwin, Volume 1, J.Murray, p.206
- Crowned with an architrave of antique mould.
- This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking. […] Indeed, all his features were in large mold, like the man himself, as though he had come from a day when skin garments made the proper garb of men.
- 1711, Alexander Pope, "The Temple of Fame", in The Works of Alexander Pope: New Ed. Including Several Hundred Unpublished Letters, and Other New Materials, Collected in Part by John Wilson Croker. With Introd. and Notes by Whitwell Elwin, Volume 1, J.Murray, p.206
- Distinctive character or type.
- A fixed or restrictive pattern or form.
- (architecture) A group of moldings.
- (anatomy) A fontanelle.
Derived terms
- break the mold
- (archaeology): post mold
- (paleontology): fossil mold
Translations
Verb
mold (third-person singular simple present molds, present participle molding, simple past and past participle molded) (American spelling)
- (transitive) To shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to.
- 1978, Job 10:8-9, Old Testament, New International Version:
- Your hands shaped me and made me?… Remember that you molded me like clay.
- 1978, Job 10:8-9, Old Testament, New International Version:
- (transitive) To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence
- 1963. Haile Selassie (translated)
- It is you who must mold the minds of your students that they may be wise, farsighted, intelligent, profound in their thinking, devoted to their country and government and fruitful in their work. It is you who must sense as the example.
- 1963. Haile Selassie (translated)
- (transitive) To fit closely by following the contours of.
- (transitive) To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.
- (transitive) To ornament with moldings.
- (intransitive) To be shaped in or as if in a mold.
- These shoes gradually molded to my feet.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English mowlde, noun use and alteration of mowled, past participle of moulen, mawlen (“to grow moldy”), from Old Norse mygla (compare dialectal Danish mugle), from Proto-Germanic *mugl?n?, diminutive and denominative of *mukiz 'soft substance' (compare Old Norse myki, mykr (“cow dung”)), from Proto-Indo-European *mewk- (“slick, soft”). More at muck and meek.
Noun
mold (countable and uncountable, plural molds) (American spelling)
- A natural substance in the form of a woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air.
Derived terms
- moldy, mouldy
- moulder
Translations
See also
- mildew
Verb
mold (third-person singular simple present molds, present participle molding, simple past and past participle molded) (American spelling)
- (transitive) To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.
- (intransitive) To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold.
Etymology 3
From Old English molde, from Proto-Germanic *muld? ‘dirt, soil’ (compare Old Frisian molde, Middle Dutch moude, Dutch moude, obsolete German Molte, Norwegian Bokmål mold), from Proto-Indo-European *ml?-t? (compare Old Irish moll ‘bran’, Lithuanian mìltai ‘flour’), from *mel- (compare English meal). More at meal.
Noun
mold (countable and uncountable, plural molds)
- Loose friable soil, rich in humus and fit for planting.
- (Britain, dialectal, chiefly plural) Earth, ground.
Alternative forms
- mool
Derived terms
- leaf mold
- vegetable mold
Translations
Verb
mold (third-person singular simple present molds, present participle molding, simple past and past participle molded) (American spelling)
- To cover with mold or soil.
Anagrams
- LMDO
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse mold, from Proto-Germanic *muld? ‘dirt, soil’, from Proto-Indo-European *ml?-t?, from *mel-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [m?lt]
Noun
mold f (genitive singular moldar, uncountable)
- (agriculture) earth, humus soil, humus layer
- tá myndaði Harrin Guð mannin av mold jarðar
- And the Lord God formed man of the soil of the ground (Genesis 2,7)
- tá myndaði Harrin Guð mannin av mold jarðar
Declension
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse mold, from Proto-Germanic *muld? (“dirt, soil”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?lt/
- Rhymes: -?lt
Noun
mold f (genitive singular moldar, nominative plural moldir)
- dirt, mould, humus, ground, earth
Declension
Middle English
Noun
mold
- Alternative form of molle (“mole”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse mold (“earth, dirt, soil”), from Proto-Germanic *muld? (“mould, soil, dirt”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh?- (“to grind, crush”), from *mel- (“to rub”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /m?l?/
Noun
mold f or m (definite singular molda or molden, uncountable)
- humus, earth, soil, topsoil
Alternative forms
- muld
References
- “mold” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “mold” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse mold, from Proto-Germanic *muld?.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /m?l?/
Noun
mold f (definite singular molda, uncountable)
- humus, earth, soil, topsoil
References
- “mold” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *muld? (“dirt, soil”). Cognate with Old English molde (English mold), Old High German molta, Gothic ???????????????????? (mulda).
Pronunciation
- (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /mõld/
Noun
mold f (genitive moldar, plural moldir)
- earth, dirt, soil
- V?luspá, verse 2
- V?luspá, verse 2
Declension
Descendants
References
- mold in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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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
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