"moderate" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɒdəɹət/ [UK], /ˈmɑdəɹət/ [US] Forms: more moderate [comparative], most moderate [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English moderat, from Latin moderātus, 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. Doublet of moderato. Displaced native Old English ġemetlīċ (“moderate”) and metegian (“to moderate”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*med-}}, {{inh|en|enm|moderat}} Middle English moderat, {{der|en|la|moderātus}} Latin moderātus, {{m|la|moderor||regulate, restrain, moderate}} moderor (“regulate, restrain, moderate”), {{m|la||moder-}} moder-, {{m|la||modes-}} modes-, {{m|la|modestus||moderate, discreet, modest}} modestus (“moderate, discreet, modest”), {{m|la|modus||measure}} modus (“measure”), {{doublet|en|moderato}} Doublet of moderato, {{ncog|ang|ġemetlīċ||moderate}} Old English ġemetlīċ (“moderate”), {{m|ang|metegian||to moderate}} metegian (“to moderate”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} moderate (comparative more moderate, superlative most moderate)
  1. Not excessive; acting in moderation Translations (not excessive): μέτριος (métrios) (Ancient Greek), مُعْتَدِل (muʕtadil) (Arabic), mötədil (Azerbaijani), памярко́ўны (pamjarkóŭny) (Belarusian), уме́раны (umjérany) (Belarusian), уме́рны (umjérny) (Belarusian), ме́рны (mjérny) (Belarusian), стры́маны (strýmany) (english: restrained, reserved) (Belarusian), уме́рен (uméren) (Bulgarian), moderat (Catalan), 適中 (Chinese Mandarin), 适中 (shìzhōng) (Chinese Mandarin), mírný (Czech), umírněný (Czech), gematigd (Dutch), matig (Dutch), maltillinen (Finnish), kohtuullinen (Finnish), kohtalainen (Finnish), vaatimaton (Finnish), modéré (French), moderado (Galician), ზომიერი (zomieri) (Georgian), moderat (German), mäßig (German), gemäßigt (German), מתון (matún) (Hebrew), mérsékelt (Hungarian), réasúnta (Irish), moderato (Italian), 適度な (tekido na) (alt: てきどな) (Japanese), орташа (ortaşa) (Kazakh), 적당하다 (jeokdanghada) (Korean), modicus (Latin), modestus (Latin), умерен (umeren) (Macedonian), modéthé (Norman), moderat (Norwegian Bokmål), laber (english: breeze) (Norwegian Bokmål), moderat (Norwegian Nynorsk), laber (english: breeze) (Norwegian Nynorsk), moderat (Occitan), ġemetlīċ (Old English), معتدل (mo'tadel) (Persian), umiarkowany (Polish), moderado (Portuguese), moderat (Romanian), уме́ренный (umérennyj) (Russian), сде́ржанный (sdéržannyj) (english: restrained, reserved) (Russian), cuibheasach (Scottish Gaelic), у̀мерен [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), у̀мјерен [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), ùmeren [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), ùmjeren [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), mierny (Slovak), umiernený (Slovak), zmeren (Slovene), moderado (Spanish), comedido (Spanish), måttlig (Swedish), moderat (Swedish), мӯътадил (müʾtadil) (Tajik), ปานกลาง (Thai), พอประมาณ (Thai), вимірни́й (vymirnýj) (Ukrainian), помі́рний (pomírnyj) (Ukrainian), помірко́ваний (pomirkóvanyj) (Ukrainian), зде́ржаний (zdéržanyj) (english: restrained, reserved) (Ukrainian), vừa phải (Vietnamese), phải chăng (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-moderate-en-adj-D4pMGjke Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 11 4 12 25 12 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 6 2 5 9 7 11 8 9 11 3 3 13 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 6 2 5 8 6 10 8 9 12 3 3 13 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 16 5 2 5 8 8 8 9 8 12 4 5 10 Disambiguation of 'not excessive': 78 3 2 1 15 1
  2. (pathology) more than mild, less than severe Categories (topical): Pathology Translations (pathology): keskivaikea (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-moderate-en-adj--B6PClfY Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences Disambiguation of 'pathology': 0 100 0 0 0 0
  3. Mediocre Translations (mediocre): пасрэ́дны (pasrédny) (Belarusian), пасрэ́дні (pasrédni) (Belarusian), посре́дствен (posrédstven) (Bulgarian), moderat (Catalan), 中庸 (zhōngyōng) (Chinese Mandarin), middelmatig (Dutch), matig (Dutch), doorsnee (Dutch), keskinkertainen (Finnish), modéré [masculine] (French), mediocre [feminine, masculine] (Galician), mittelmäßig (German), mäßig (German), modesto (Italian), mediocris (Latin), modéthé (Norman), mediocru [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), mediocră [feminine] (Romanian), mijlociu [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), mijlocie [feminine] (Romanian), mediu [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), посре́дственный (posrédstvennyj) (Russian), зауря́дный (zaurjádnyj) (Russian), сре́дний (srédnij) (Russian), mediocre (Spanish), พอใช้ (pɔɔ-chái) (Thai), посере́дній (poserédnij) (Ukrainian), сере́дній (serédnij) (Ukrainian), аби́який (abýjakyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-moderate-en-adj-AFJTty3I Disambiguation of 'mediocre': 1 1 74 20 1 4
  4. Average priced; standard-deal
    Sense id: en-moderate-en-adj-cWioyM2T
  5. Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle.
    Sense id: en-moderate-en-adj-k1JFELXn
  6. (US, politics) Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative. Tags: US Categories (topical): Politics Translations (having an intermediate position in politics): mötədil (Azerbaijani), moderat (Catalan), gematigd (Dutch), maltillinen (Finnish), modéré [masculine] (French), moderado [masculine] (Galician), ზომიერი (zomieri) (Georgian), moderat (German), mérsékelt (Hungarian), moderato (Italian), modéthé (Norman), moderat (Romanian), centrist (Romanian), уме́ренный (umérennyj) (Russian), moderado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-moderate-en-adj-VO~nUr~p Categories (other): American English Topics: government, politics Disambiguation of 'having an intermediate position in politics': 4 7 17 19 8 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: moderate breeze, moderately, moderateness Related terms: intermediate
Synonyms: abstemious, abstentious, abstinent, cool, gentle, lenient, measured, mellow, mild, moderate, nonfanatic, proper, reasonable, reasonous, sober, temperate, tempered

Noun

Forms: moderates [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English moderat, from Latin moderātus, 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. Doublet of moderato. Displaced native Old English ġemetlīċ (“moderate”) and metegian (“to moderate”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*med-}}, {{inh|en|enm|moderat}} Middle English moderat, {{der|en|la|moderātus}} Latin moderātus, {{m|la|moderor||regulate, restrain, moderate}} moderor (“regulate, restrain, moderate”), {{m|la||moder-}} moder-, {{m|la||modes-}} modes-, {{m|la|modestus||moderate, discreet, modest}} modestus (“moderate, discreet, modest”), {{m|la|modus||measure}} modus (“measure”), {{doublet|en|moderato}} Doublet of moderato, {{ncog|ang|ġemetlīċ||moderate}} Old English ġemetlīċ (“moderate”), {{m|ang|metegian||to moderate}} metegian (“to moderate”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} moderate (plural moderates)
  1. One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics. Translations (one who holds an intermediate position): центрист (centrist) [masculine] (Bulgarian), gematigde [masculine] (Dutch), maltillinen (Finnish), modéré [masculine] (French), centrista [feminine, masculine] (Galician), moderato [masculine] (Italian), 穏健 (onken) (Japanese), اعتدالیون (e'tedâliyyun) [plural] (Persian), centrist [masculine] (Romanian), centristă (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-moderate-en-noun-kEHpML0C Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 6 2 5 9 7 11 8 9 11 3 3 13 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 6 2 5 8 6 10 8 9 12 3 3 13 Disambiguation of 'one who holds an intermediate position': 91 9
  2. (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. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Christianity, People
    Sense id: en-moderate-en-noun-xkWsOHxY Disambiguation of People: 4 10 0 0 8 1 8 24 2 0 12 15 15 Topics: Christianity

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɒdəɹeɪt/ [UK], /ˈmɑdəɹeɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-moderate-adj.ogg [US], en-us-moderate-verb.ogg [US] Forms: moderates [present, singular, third-person], moderating [participle, present], moderated [participle, past], moderated [past]
enPR: mäd'ər-ət, mäd'ə-rāt Etymology: From Middle English moderat, from Latin moderātus, 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. Doublet of moderato. Displaced native Old English ġemetlīċ (“moderate”) and metegian (“to moderate”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*med-}}, {{inh|en|enm|moderat}} Middle English moderat, {{der|en|la|moderātus}} Latin moderātus, {{m|la|moderor||regulate, restrain, moderate}} moderor (“regulate, restrain, moderate”), {{m|la||moder-}} moder-, {{m|la||modes-}} modes-, {{m|la|modestus||moderate, discreet, modest}} modestus (“moderate, discreet, modest”), {{m|la|modus||measure}} modus (“measure”), {{doublet|en|moderato}} Doublet of moderato, {{ncog|ang|ġemetlīċ||moderate}} Old English ġemetlīċ (“moderate”), {{m|ang|metegian||to moderate}} metegian (“to moderate”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} moderate (third-person singular simple present moderates, present participle moderating, simple past and past participle moderated)
  1. (transitive) To reduce the excessiveness of (something) Tags: transitive Synonyms (reduce excesses): temperate Translations (to reduce the excessiveness): смекчавам (smekčavam) (Bulgarian), moderar (Catalan), matigen (Dutch), milderen (Dutch), temperen (Dutch), tasoittaa (Finnish), kohtuullistaa (Finnish), modèrer (French), moderar (Galician), moderare (Italian), moderor (Latin), whakaōrite (Maori), metegian (Old English), modera (Romanian), moderar (Spanish), moderera (Swedish), dämpa (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-moderate-en-verb-fr1gNLQZ Disambiguation of 'reduce excesses': 61 14 3 5 18 Disambiguation of 'to reduce the excessiveness': 78 7 2 3 10
  2. (intransitive) To become less excessive Tags: intransitive Translations (to become less excessive): смекчавам се (smekčavam se) (Bulgarian), zich matigen (Dutch), tasaantua (Finnish), tasoittua (Finnish), modérer (French), moderar (Galician), moderar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-moderate-en-verb-kU4jBHS5 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 6 2 5 9 7 11 8 9 11 3 3 13 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 6 2 5 8 6 10 8 9 12 3 3 13 Disambiguation of 'to become less excessive': 2 94 0 1 2
  3. (transitive) To preside over (something) as a moderator Tags: transitive Synonyms (preside): arbitrate, chair Translations (to preside over as a moderator): председателствам (predsedatelstvam) (Bulgarian), moderar (Catalan), moderovat (Czech), modereren (Dutch), juontaa (Finnish), moderoida (Finnish), modérer (French), moderar (Galician), moderare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-moderate-en-verb-iV~Keddi Disambiguation of 'preside': 5 5 76 8 6 Disambiguation of 'to preside over as a moderator': 1 1 43 30 25
  4. (intransitive) To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise Tags: intransitive Translations (to act as a moderator): модерирам (moderiram) (Bulgarian), modereren (Dutch), bemiddelen (Dutch), sovitella (Finnish), modérer (French), moderar (Galician), moderieren (German), moderare (Italian), moderar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-moderate-en-verb-HKJSNuDO Disambiguation of 'to act as a moderator': 0 0 17 63 19
  5. (transitive, physics) To supply with a moderator (substance that decreases the speed of neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increases likelihood of fission). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-moderate-en-verb-nPg~lhmM Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 6 2 5 9 7 11 8 9 11 3 3 13 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 6 2 5 8 6 10 8 9 12 3 3 13 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: moderation, moderating Related terms: modal, modality, mode, model, moderator, module

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "gemäßigt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "métrios",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "μέτριος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "matún",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "מתון"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "mérsékelt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "réasúnta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "moderato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "alt": "てきどな",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tekido na",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "適度な"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "ortaşa",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "орташа"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jeokdanghada",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "적당하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "modicus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "modestus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "umeren",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "умерен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "modéthé"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "moderat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "nb",
          "english": "breeze",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "laber"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "moderat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "nn",
          "english": "breeze",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "laber"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "moderat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "ġemetlīċ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "mo'tadel",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "معتدل"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "umiarkowany"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "moderado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "moderat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "umérennyj",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "уме́ренный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "english": "restrained, reserved",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sdéržannyj",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "сде́ржанный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "cuibheasach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "ùmeren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "ùmjeren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "sk",
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          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "mierny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "umiernený"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "zmeren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "moderado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "comedido"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "måttlig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "moderat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "tg",
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          "word": "мӯътадил"
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        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "th",
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          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "ปานกลาง"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
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          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "พอประมาณ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "uk",
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          "roman": "vymirnýj",
          "sense": "not excessive",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
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        {
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          "word": "зде́ржаний"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "vi",
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          "sense": "not excessive",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 3 2 1 15 1",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "not excessive",
          "word": "phải chăng"
        }
      ]
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        {
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        {
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        {
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          "sense": "mediocre",
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          ],
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        },
        {
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "mediocre"
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        {
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        },
        {
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "mediocre",
          "word": "mäßig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 74 20 1 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "mediocre",
          "word": "modesto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 74 20 1 4",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
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        {
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        {
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        {
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        {
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        {
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        {
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        {
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        },
        {
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        {
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        },
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          "word": "mötədil"
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          "word": "moderat"
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "moderat"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "word": "適中"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "ზომიერი"
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "ga",
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      "code": "ang",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "not excessive",
      "word": "umiarkowany"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "not excessive",
      "word": "moderat"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "not excessive",
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      "code": "sh",
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      "code": "sh",
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      "word": "у̀мјерен"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "not excessive",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "sh",
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      "code": "sk",
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      "sense": "not excessive",
      "word": "mierny"
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      "code": "sk",
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        "(intransitive) To become less excessive"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "to moderate a synod",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To preside over (something) as a moderator"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "preside",
          "preside"
        ],
        [
          "moderator",
          "moderator"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To preside over (something) as a moderator"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "moderator",
          "moderator"
        ],
        [
          "compromise",
          "compromise"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "en:Physics"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a graphite-moderated reactor",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To supply with a moderator (substance that decreases the speed of neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increases likelihood of fission)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "physics",
          "physics"
        ],
        [
          "moderator",
          "moderator"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, physics) To supply with a moderator (substance that decreases the speed of neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increases likelihood of fission)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "physics"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɒdəɹeɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɑdəɹeɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/70/En-us-moderate-adj.ogg/En-us-moderate-adj.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/En-us-moderate-adj.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US), adjective and noun"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-moderate-verb.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e6/En-us-moderate-verb.ogg/En-us-moderate-verb.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/En-us-moderate-verb.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US), verb"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "mäd'ər-ət"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "mäd'ə-rāt"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "reduce excesses",
      "word": "temperate"
    },
    {
      "sense": "preside",
      "word": "arbitrate"
    },
    {
      "sense": "preside",
      "word": "chair"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "smekčavam",
      "sense": "to reduce the excessiveness",
      "word": "смекчавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to reduce the excessiveness",
      "word": "moderar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to reduce the excessiveness",
      "word": "matigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to reduce the excessiveness",
      "word": "milderen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to reduce the excessiveness",
      "word": "temperen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to reduce the excessiveness",
      "word": "tasoittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to reduce the excessiveness",
      "word": "kohtuullistaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to reduce the excessiveness",
      "word": "modèrer"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to reduce the excessiveness",
      "word": "moderar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to reduce the excessiveness",
      "word": "moderare"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to reduce the excessiveness",
      "word": "moderor"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to reduce the excessiveness",
      "word": "whakaōrite"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to reduce the excessiveness",
      "word": "metegian"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to reduce the excessiveness",
      "word": "modera"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to reduce the excessiveness",
      "word": "moderar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to reduce the excessiveness",
      "word": "moderera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to reduce the excessiveness",
      "word": "dämpa"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "smekčavam se",
      "sense": "to become less excessive",
      "word": "смекчавам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to become less excessive",
      "word": "zich matigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to become less excessive",
      "word": "tasaantua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to become less excessive",
      "word": "tasoittua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to become less excessive",
      "word": "modérer"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to become less excessive",
      "word": "moderar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to become less excessive",
      "word": "moderar"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predsedatelstvam",
      "sense": "to preside over as a moderator",
      "word": "председателствам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to preside over as a moderator",
      "word": "moderar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to preside over as a moderator",
      "word": "moderovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to preside over as a moderator",
      "word": "modereren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to preside over as a moderator",
      "word": "juontaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to preside over as a moderator",
      "word": "moderoida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to preside over as a moderator",
      "word": "modérer"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to preside over as a moderator",
      "word": "moderar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to preside over as a moderator",
      "word": "moderare"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "moderiram",
      "sense": "to act as a moderator",
      "word": "модерирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to act as a moderator",
      "word": "modereren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to act as a moderator",
      "word": "bemiddelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to act as a moderator",
      "word": "sovitella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to act as a moderator",
      "word": "modérer"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to act as a moderator",
      "word": "moderar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to act as a moderator",
      "word": "moderieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to act as a moderator",
      "word": "moderare"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to act as a moderator",
      "word": "moderar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "moderate"
}

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