temperate
- Adjective. Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.
- Adjective. Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, '''temperate''' in eating and drinking.
- Adjective. Proceeding from temperance.
- Verb. (obsolete) To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.
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