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mod·er·ate

 (mŏd′ər-ĭt)
adj.
1. Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme: a moderate price.
2. Not violent or subject to extremes; mild or calm; temperate: a moderate climate.
3.
a. Of medium or average quantity or extent.
b. Of limited or average quality; mediocre.
4. Opposed to radical or extreme views or measures, especially in politics or religion.
n.
One who holds or champions moderate views or opinions, especially in politics or religion.
v. (mŏd′ə-rāt′) mod·er·at·ed, mod·er·at·ing, mod·er·ates
v.tr.
1. To cause to be less extreme, intense, or violent.
2. To preside over: She was chosen to moderate the convention.
v.intr.
1. To become less extreme, intense, or violent; abate.
2. To act as a moderator.
[Middle English moderat, from Latin moderātus, past participle of moderārī, to moderate; see med- in Indo-European roots.]
mod′er·ate·ly adv.
mod′er·ate·ness n.
mod′er·a′tion n.
Synonyms: moderate, qualify, temper
These verbs mean to make less extreme or intense: moderated the severity of his rebuke by remaining calm; qualified her criticism by noting some strong points; tempered my harsh comments before writing the report.
Antonym: intensify
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.moderately - to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"
fairly, jolly, middling, passably, pretty, reasonably, somewhat
immoderately, unreasonably - to a degree that exceeds the bounds or reason or moderation; "his prices are unreasonably high"
2.moderately - with moderation; in a moderate manner; "he drinks moderately"
immoderately - without moderation; in an immoderate manner; "he eats immoderately"
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moderately

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moderately

[ˈmɒdərɪtlɪ] ADV [good, wealthy] → medianamente; [drink, eat] → con moderación
he was a moderately successful actor → fue un actor de cierto or relativo éxito
she did moderately well in her exams → los exámenes le salieron medianamente bien
moderately priced → de precio módico
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

moderately

[ˈmɒdərətli] adv
[drink, eat, exercise] → modérément
to be moderately successful → obtenir un succès modéré
[active] → modérément
[expensive, difficult] → moyennement
[pleased, happy] → raisonnablement, assez
moderately priced → à un prix modéré
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

moderately

adv
(with adj/adv) → einigermaßen; increase, decline → mäßig; a moderately priced suit → ein nicht allzu or übermäßig teurer Anzug; the house was moderately large → das Haus war mäßig groß
(= in moderation) drink, eat, exercise → in Maßen; act → maßvoll
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

moderately

[ˈmɒd/ərɪtlɪ] adv (act) → con moderazione; (expensive, difficult) → non troppo, moderatamente; (pleased, happy) → abbastanza, discretamente
moderately priced → a prezzo modico
it was moderately successful → ha avuto un discreto successo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

moderate

(ˈmodəreit) verb
to make or become less extreme. He was forced to moderate his demands; Gradually the pain moderated.
(-rət) adjective
1. keeping within reasonable limits; not extreme. The prices were moderate; moderate opinions.
2. medium or average; not particularly good. workmanship of moderate quality.
noun
a person whose views are not extreme. Politically, she's a moderate.
ˈmoderately adverb
ˈmoderateness (-rət-) noun
ˌmodeˈration noun
1. the quality of being moderate. Alcohol isn't harmful if it's taken in moderation.
2. (an) act of moderating. There has been some moderation in the force of the gale.
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