moderate

Meaning

to make less extreme or intense; to control or preside over

To make something less extreme (verb); average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree (adjective).

Example Sentences

She moderated the heated debate between the candidates.

She tried to moderate her tone during the argument.

Example Expressions

moderate growth

Synonyms

control, regulate, temper, chair, restrain, average, mild

Entry 1

control, regulate, temper, chair

Entry 2

control, restrain, average, mild, temper

Antonyms

intensify, escalate, aggravate, extremize, extreme, excessive

Entry 1

intensify, escalate, aggravate, extremize

Entry 2

extreme, excessive

Collocations

moderate discussion, moderate views, moderate carefully, moderate the debate, moderate effectively, moderate climate, moderate risk, moderate growth, moderate opinion

Entry 1

moderate discussion, moderate views, moderate carefully, moderate the debate, moderate effectively

Entry 2

moderate climate, moderate risk, moderate growth, moderate opinion