5. moderate of or pertaining to moderates, as in politics or religion.
6. (n.)moderate a person who is moderate in opinion or opposed to extreme views and actions, as in politics.
7. (v.t.)moderate to reduce the excessiveness of; make less violent, severe, intense, or rigorous: to moderate one's criticism.
8. moderate to preside over or at (a public forum, meeting, discussion, etc.).
9. (v.i.)moderate to become less violent, severe, intense, or rigorous.
10. moderate to act as moderator; preside.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L moderātus, ptp. of moderārī to restrain, control, v. der. from base of
Definition of 'Moderate'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (adj)centrist, middle of the roader, moderate, moderationist a person who takes a position in the political center
2. (adj)moderate being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart"
3. (adj)moderate, temperate not extreme "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"
4. (verb)moderate, restrained marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response"
5. (verb)moderate, chair, lead preside over "John moderated the discussion"
6. (verb)moderate make less fast or intense "moderate your speed"
7. (verb)control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
8. (verb)mince, soften, moderate make less severe or harsh "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears"
9. (verb)tone down, moderate, tame make less strong or intense; soften "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
1. (adjective)moderate occurring somewhere between two extremes moderate political views; Temperatures remained moderate.; a moderate amount of work; moderately-priced cars; She was feeling moderately happy.
2. (noun)moderate sb who has moderate political views a moderate in the Democratic party
Definition of 'Moderate'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)Moderate kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained
10. (verb)Moderate to restrain from excess of any kind; to reduce from a state of violence, intensity, or excess; to keep within bounds; to make temperate; to lessen; to allay; to repress; to temper; to qualify; as, to moderate rage, action, desires, etc.; to moderateheat or wind
11. (verb)Moderate to preside over, direct, or regulate, as a public meeting; as, to moderate a synod
12. (verb)Moderate to become less violent, severe, rigorous, or intense; as, the wind has moderated
Definitions of Moderate 
Afrikaans: matiger maak
Arabic: يُخَفِّف، يُعَدِّل
Bulgarian: смекчавам
Brazilian: abrandar
Czech: (z)mírnit (se)
German: mäßigen
Danish: moderere; mildne
Greek: μετριάζω, μετριάζομαι
Spanish: moderar
Estonian: järele andma
Farsi: معتدل کننده
Finnish: pienentää
French: (se) modérer
Hebrew: לְמַתֵן
Hindi: धीमा करना या होना
Croatian: ublažiti
Hungarian: mérsékel; mérséklődik
Indonesian: mengurangi
Icelandic: dragaúr
Italian: moderare, moderarsi
Japanese: 和らぐ
Korean: 알맞게 하다
Lithuanian: (su)mažinti, (su)mažėti
Latvian: apvaldīt; pierimt
Malay: mengurangi
Dutch: matigen
Norwegian: dempe, legge bånd på
Polish: (z)łagodzić, (z)łagodnieć
Persian: معتدل کننده
Pashto: معتدله كونكى
Portuguese: abrandar
Romanian: a (se) modera
Russian: умерять; смягчать(ся)
Slovak: zmierniť (sa)
Slovenian: omiliti, popustiti
Serbian: ublažiti
Swedish: moderera, dämpa, mildra, 
Thai: ทำให้ลดลง
Turkish: hafifle(t)mek
Taiwanese: 使和緩，減輕
Ukrainian: стримувати, приборкувати
Urdu: معتدل ہونا
Vietnamese: dịu bớt
Chinese: 使和缓
