moderate

moderate
adj
1. reasonable, within reason, judicious, just, sober, rational, sensible; temperate, controlled, restrained, regulated, limited; continent, disciplined, abstinent, sparing, frugal; light, occasional, sporadic; self-controlled, steady, calm, composed, even-tempered, level-headed.
2. average, modest, unpretentious, unassuming; medium, middle, mean; mediocre, fair, so-so, passable, ordinary, middling; (all usu. of politics or religion) middle-of-the-road, nonliberal, nonradical, noncon-servative, nonreactionary.
n
3.(all in reference to politics or religion) middle-of-the-roader, nonliberal, nonradical, noncon-servative, nonreactionary; member of the silent majority; middle-American.
v
4. mitigate, alleviate, reduce, diminish, lessen, weaken; abate, let up, slacken, remit, relax; allay, assuage, Rare. lenify, palliate; appease, soothe, Archaic. attemper, relieve, ease, soften, cushion, mollify, lighten; slake, deaden, dull, blunt, take the edge off of; smother, curb, check; muffle, mute, still, quiet, soft-pedal, lower, turn down, tone down, Both Music, Acoustics. damp, dampen.
5. preside over, chair, facilitate, lead; govern, direct, control, regulate, manage; oversee, supervise, co-ordinate, order, organize; emcee

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