moderate
- Adjective. Not excessive; acting in moderation.
- Adjective. Mediocre.
- Adjective. Average priced; standard-deal.
- Adjective. (US, politics) Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.
- Noun. (context, politics) One who holds an intermediate position between the extremes relevant in a political context.
- Noun. Similar middle-grounder in any other context.
- Verb. (transitive) To reduce the excessiveness of (something).
- Verb. (intransitive) To become less excessive.
- Verb. (transitive) To preside over (something) as a moderator.
- Verb. (intransitive) To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise.
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