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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Moderate \Mod"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Moderated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Moderating.]
1. To restrain from excess of any kind; to reduce from a
state of violence, intensity, or excess; to keep within
bounds; to make temperate; to lessen; to allay; to
repress; to temper; to qualify; as, to moderate rage,
action, desires, etc.; to moderate heat or wind.
[1913 Webster]
By its astringent quality, it moderates the relaxing
quality of warm water. --Arbuthnot.
[1913 Webster]
To moderate stiff minds disposed to strive.
--Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
2. To preside over, direct, or regulate, as a public meeting
or a discussion; as, to moderate a synod; to moderate a
debate.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
moderating \moderating\ adj.
lessening in intensity or strength. Opposite of
intensifying. [Narrower terms: tempering; weakening]
[WordNet 1.5]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Moderate \Mod"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Moderated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Moderating.]
1. To restrain from excess of any kind; to reduce from a
state of violence, intensity, or excess; to keep within
bounds; to make temperate; to lessen; to allay; to
repress; to temper; to qualify; as, to moderate rage,
action, desires, etc.; to moderate heat or wind.
By its astringent quality, it moderates the relaxing
quality of warm water. --Arbuthnot.
To moderate stiff minds disposed to strive.
--Spenser.
2. To preside over, direct, or regulate, as a public meeting;
as, to moderate a synod.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
moderating
adj : lessening in intensity or strength [ant: intensifying]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
moderating
vb.
(present participle of en moderate nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
moderating
vb.
(present participle of en moderate nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
moderating
vb.
(present participle of en moderate nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
moderating
vb.
(present participle of en moderate nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
moderating
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm m oderat ing e)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
moderating
Engelska a.
(avledning en moderate ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb moderate)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Moderating /mˈɒdəɹˌeɪtɪŋ/ الإعتدالFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
moderating /mˈɒdəɹˌeɪtɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]zmírňující
moderating /mˈɒdəɹˌeɪtɪŋ/
abmildernd, mildernd
Synonym: tempering
see: moderate sth., temper sth., moderated, tempered, he/she moderates, moderate one's anger, moderate one's demands, temper one's criticism, Moderate your language!, This moderates the effects of stress.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]moderating /mˈɒdəɹˌeɪtɪŋ/ sich mäßigend, sich beruhigend, nachlassend see: moderate, moderated, moderates, moderatedFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]/ˈmɑdɝˌeɪtɪŋ/
慢化的