The meaning of MODERATE is avoiding extremes of behavior or expression : observing reasonable limits. How to use moderate in a sentence.

We moderate to ensure fairness in marking. The entire message board is moderated to ensure that only genuine stock market discussions are featured. The broadcaster has vowed to moderate more …

These verbs mean to make less extreme or intense: moderated the severity of his rebuke by remaining calm; qualified her criticism by noting some strong points; tempered my harsh comments before …

MODERATE definition: kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense. See examples of moderate used in a sentence.

They are hoping that once in office he can be persuaded to moderate his views. [VERB noun] Amongst relief workers, the immediate sense of crisis has moderated somewhat. [VERB] Without Westcott's …

to be at the head of or preside over (a public forum, etc.): [~ + object] He moderated the last town meeting. [no object] He's good at moderating: he keeps things moving.

[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 …