moderate
verb/ˈmɒdəreɪt/
/ˈmɑːdəreɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they moderate | /ˈmɒdəreɪt/ /ˈmɑːdəreɪt/ |
| he / she / it moderates | /ˈmɒdəreɪts/ /ˈmɑːdəreɪts/ |
| past simple moderated | /ˈmɒdəreɪtɪd/ /ˈmɑːdəreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle moderated | /ˈmɒdəreɪtɪd/ /ˈmɑːdəreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form moderating | /ˈmɒdəreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈmɑːdəreɪtɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] (formal) to become or make something become less extreme, severe, etc.
- By evening the wind had moderated slightly.
- moderate something We agreed to moderate our original demands.
- She apologized immediately and moderated her voice.
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- [transitive, intransitive] moderate (something) (British English) to check that an exam has been marked fairly and in the same way by different peopleTopics Educationc2
- [transitive, intransitive] moderate (something) to be in charge of a discussion or debate and make sure it is fair
- The television debate was moderated by a law professor.
- [transitive] moderate something to be responsible for preventing offensive material from being published on a website; to remove offensive material from a website
- to moderate an internet forum
- a moderated newsgroup
- Comments on this article will be moderated.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin moderat- ‘reduced, controlled’, from the verb moderare; related to modest.
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