Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - moderate
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Moderate
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin moderatus, from past participle of moderare to ~; akin to Latin modus measure Date: 15th century 1. a. avoiding extremes of behavior or expression ; observing reasonable limits a ~ drinker b. calm, temperate 2. a. tending toward the mean or average amount or dimension b. having average or less than average quality ; mediocre 3. professing or characterized by political or social beliefs that are not extreme 4. limited in scope or effect 5. not expensive ; reasonable or low in price 6. of a color of medium lightness and medium chroma • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun II. verb (-ated; -ating) Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to lessen the intensity or extremeness of the sun ~d the chill 2. to preside over or act as chairman of intransitive verb 1. to act as a moderator 2. to become less violent, severe, or intense the wind began to ~ • moderation noun III. noun Date: 1794 one who holds ~ views or who belongs to a group favoring a ~ course or program
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adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 avoiding extremes; temperate in conduct or expression. 2 fairly or tolerably large or good. 3 (of the wind) of medium strength. 4 (of prices) fairly low. --n. a person who holds moderate views, esp. in politics. --v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become less violent, intense, rigorous, etc. 2 tr. (also absol.) act as a moderator of or to. 3 tr. Physics retard (neutrons) with a moderator. Derivatives moderately adv. moderateness n. moderatism n. Etymology: ME f. L moderatus past part. of moderare reduce, control: rel. to MODEST ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) средний 2) умеренный 3) умеривать maritime moderate air — метео воздух умеренный морской - moderate a neutron - moderate deviation - moderate visibility ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. гл. 1) умерять 2) смягчать 3) сдерживать, обуздывать 2. прил. 1) умеренный 2) средний 3) посредственный (о качестве) 4) небольшой (о количестве, силе) ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. умеренный; человек, придерживающийся умеренных взглядов (обыкн. в политике) the leader of the country's moderates —- лидер (наших) умеренных 2. умеренный; сдержанный, воздержанный moderate man —- умеренный человек moderate eating —- умеренность, воздержанность в еде he has a moderate appetite —- у него умеренный аппетит a man of moderate opinions —- человек умеренных взглядов to be moderate in one's views —- придерживаться умеренных взглядов to be moderate in one's demands —- быть умеренным в своих требованиях 3. средний; умеренный; посредственный (о качестве); небольшой (о количестве, силе) moderate skills (abilities) —- средние способности moderate prices —- умеренные (доступные) цены moderate speed —- средняя скорость at the time of the accident the train was travelling at a moderate speed —- катастрофа произошла, когда поезд шел с умеренной скоростью moderate climate —- умеренный климат, средняя полоса moderate breeze —- мор. умеренный ветер moderate sea —- мор. умеренное волнение моря moderate energy —- физ. средняя энергия moderate skin burn —- мед. ожог второй степени 4. умерять; сдерживать; смягчать to moderate one's enthusiasm —- умерять свой пыл (энтузиазм) you should moderate your language —- вам следует выбирать выражения; нельзя быть таким невоздержанным на язык 5. становиться умеренным; смягчаться the wind is moderating...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun человек, придерживающийся умеренных взглядов (особ. в политике), умеренный 2. adj. 1) умеренный; выдержанный (о человеке); сдержанный, воздержанный; moderate in drinking - трезвый, воздержанный 2) средний, посредственный (о качестве); небольшой (о количестве, силе); a man of moderate abilities - человек средних способностей; - moderate price 3) здравый, трезвый (о мнении, точке зрения) Syn: see bland 3. v. 1) умерять; смягчать 2) сдерживать, обуздывать; урезонивать 3) становиться умеренным; смягчаться; стихать (о ветре) 4) председательствовать 5) obs. выступать в роли арбитра MODERATE price доступная цена ...Англо-русский словарь
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(moderated) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Moderate political opinions or policies are not extreme. He was an easygoing man of very moderate views... Both countries have called for a moderate approach to the use of force. ? extreme ADJ 2. You use moderate to describe people or groups who have moderate political opinions or policies. ...a moderate Democrat. ...the moderate wing of the army. ADJ • A moderate is someone with moderate political opinions. If he presents himself as a radical he risks scaring off the moderates. N-COUNT 3. You use moderate to describe something that is neither large nor small in amount or degree. While a moderate amount of stress can be beneficial, too much stress can exhaust you. ...moderate exercise. = reasonable ? excessive ADJ: usu ADJ n • moderately Both are moderately large insects. = reasonably ADV: usu ADV adj/-ed, also ADV after v 4. A moderate change in something is a change that is not great. Most drugs offer either no real improvement or, at best, only moderate improvements. ADJ • moderately Share prices on the Tokyo Exchange declined moderately. ADV: ADV after v 5. If you moderate something or if it moderates, it becomes less extreme or violent and easier to deal with or accept. They are hoping that once in office he can be persuaded to moderate his views... Amongst relief workers, the immediate sense of crisis has moderated somewhat... VERB: V n, V • moderation A moderation in food prices helped to offset the first increase in energy prices. N-UNCOUNT: oft N of/in n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 adj 1 neither very big nor very small, very hot nor very cold, very fast nor very slow etc (Bake the pie for 30 minutes in a moderate oven. | We're looking for a house with a moderate-sized garden. | a moderate degree of success | a student of only moderate ability.) 2 having opinions, or beliefs especially about politics, that are not extreme and that most people consider reasonable or sensible (Her views represent the moderate wing of the party. | a moderate politician) 3 staying within reasonable or sensible limits (a moderate smoker | moderate wage demands) (- see also moderately) ~2 v 1 formal to make something less extreme or violent, or to become less extreme or violent (The students moderated their demands. | We couldn't leave the harbour until the storm moderated.) 2 BrE to do the work of a moderator ~3 n someone whose opinions or beliefs, especially about politics, are not extreme and are considered reasonable by most people (Carter appointed moderates to the Supreme Court.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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