MODERATE definition: 1. neither small nor large in size, amount, degree, or strength: 2. Moderate opinions, especially…. Learn more.

The meaning of MODERATE is avoiding extremes of behavior or expression : observing reasonable limits. How to use moderate in a sentence.

If you moderate something or if it moderates, it becomes less extreme or violent and easier to deal with or accept.

One who holds or champions moderate views or opinions, especially in politics or religion. 1. To cause to be less extreme, intense, or violent. 2. To preside over: She was chosen to moderate …

a person who is moderate in opinion or opposed to extreme views and actions, especially in politics or religion.

Definition of moderate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

As a verb, it means "to temper," or "to reduce from the extreme." If you moderate your speed while driving, you slow down a bit. If you moderate a discussion, you help two or more people …

Moderate implies response or behavior that is by nature not excessive: a moderate drinker, a moderate amount of assistance. Temperate, interchangeable with moderate in some general …

To preside over, direct, or regulate, as a public meeting or a discussion; as, to moderate a synod; to moderate a debate. Similar middle-grounder in any other context. Having an intermediate …

: a person whose political ideas are not extreme: a person who has moderate opinions or is a member of a moderate political group