moderate meaning
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[ˈmɒdərət] [ˈmɑdərət] [ˈmɒdəreɪt] [ˈmɑdəreɪt] 
US, adjective and noun US, verb WModerate
- In politics and religion, a moderate is an individual who is not extreme, partisan, nor radical. In recent years, the term political moderates has gained traction as a buzzword.
- The existence of the ideal moderate is disputed because of a lack of a moderate political ideology.
- Aristotle favoured conciliatory politics dominated by the centre rather than the extremes of great wealth and poverty or the special interests of oligarchs and tyrants.
- NounPLmoderatesSUF-ate
- VerbSGmoderatesPRmoderatingPT, PPmoderated
- (transitive) To reduce the excessiveness of (something).
- to moderate rage, action, desires, etc.
- (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) To reduce the excessiveness of (something).
- AdjectiveCOMmore moderateSUPmost moderate
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- We here distinguish clade A from other clades based on the retention of a caulescent habit and moderate floral zygomorphy.
- Lumbar punctures revealed moderate lymphomonocytic pleocytosis (cell counts ranging from 9-13/μl) and mild disturbances of the blood–brain barrier, but a lack of intrathecal immunoglobulin synthesis.
- In one study, amphiphilic polyallylamine polymeric micelles were shown to facilitate moderate levels of siRNA delivery to intestinal cells in vitro[21 ].
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- Leg tibial spur absent, prolateral pedal spur reduced, retrolateral pedal spur moderate.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of moderate in English Dictionary
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- en moderately
- en moderates
- en moderated
- en moderateness
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "moderate" is an adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.