temperate

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

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