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moderated \moderated\ adj.
having elements or qualities mixed in proper or suitable
proportions; especially, made less severe. Contrasted with
{harsh}.

Syn: qualified, tempered.
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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.
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By its astringent quality, it moderates the relaxing
quality of warm water. --Arbuthnot.
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To moderate stiff minds disposed to strive.
--Spenser.
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2. To preside over, direct, or regulate, as a public meeting
or a discussion; as, to moderate a synod; to moderate a
debate.
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