Moderateadjective
Not excessive; acting in moderation
āmoderate languageā; āa moderate Calvinistā; ātravelling at a moderate speedā;
Intermediateadjective
Being between two extremes, or in the middle of a range.
Moderateadjective
Mediocre
Intermediatenoun
Anything in an intermediate position.
Moderateadjective
Average priced; standard-deal
Intermediatenoun
An intermediary.
Moderateadjective
Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle.
āa moderate winterā;
Intermediatenoun
(chemistry) Any substance formed as part of a series of chemical reactions that is not the end-product.
Moderateadjective
Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.
Intermediateverb
(intransitive) To mediate, to be an intermediate.
Moderatenoun
One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.
āWhile the moderates usually propose political compromise, it's often only achieved when the extremists allow them soā; āThe moderates are the natural advocates of ecumenism against the fanatics of their churches.''ā;
Intermediateverb
(transitive) To arrange, in the manner of a broker.
āCentral banks need to regulate the entities that intermediate monetary transactions.ā;
Moderateverb
(transitive) To reduce the excessiveness of (something)
āto moderate rage, action, desires, etc.ā;
Intermediateadjective
Lying or being in the middle place or degree, or between two extremes; coming or done between; intervening; interposed; interjacent; as, an intermediate space or time; intermediate colors.
Moderateverb
(intransitive) To become less excessive
Intermediateadjective
Of or pertaining to an intermediate school; as, intermediate education.
Moderateverb
(transitive) To preside over (something) as a moderator
āto moderate a synodā;
Intermediateverb
To come between; to intervene; to interpose.
Moderateverb
(intransitive) To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise
Intermediatenoun
A person who intermediates between others, especially in negotiations; an intermediary; a mediator.
Moderateadjective
Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained
āA number of moderate members managed . . . to obtain a majority in a thin house.ā;
Intermediatenoun
Something that is intermediate.
Moderateadjective
Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle; as, a moderate winter.
Intermediatenoun
A compound which is produced in the course of a chemical synthesis, which is not itself the final product, but is used in further reactions which produce the final product; also called synthetic intermediate, intermediate compound or intermediate product; - contrasted to starting material and end product or final product. There may be many different intermediates between the starting material and end product in the course of a complex synthesis; as, many industrial chemicals are produced primarily to be used as intermediates in other syntheses.
Moderatenoun
One of a party in the Church of Scotland in the 18th century, and part of the 19th, professing moderation in matters of church government, in discipline, and in doctrine.
Intermediatenoun
a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
Moderateverb
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.
āBy its astringent quality, it moderates the relaxing quality of warm water.ā; āTo moderate stiff minds disposed to strive.ā;
Intermediateverb
act between parties with a view to reconciling differences;
āHe interceded in the family disputeā; āHe mediated a settlementā;
Moderateverb
To preside over, direct, or regulate, as a public meeting or a discussion; as, to moderate a synod; to moderate a debate.
Intermediateadjective
lying between two extremes in time or space or degree;
āgoing from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the handsā; āintermediate stages in a processā; āintermediate stops on the routeā; āan intermediate levelā; āthe last time I saw Parisā; āthe last day of the monthā; āhad the last wordā; āwaited until the last minuteā; āhe raised his voice in a last supreme callā; āthe last game of the seasonā; ādown to his last nickelā;
Moderateverb
To become less violent, severe, rigorous, or intense; as, the wind has moderated.
Intermediateadjective
around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures;
āan orange of average sizeā; āintermediate capacityā; āa plane with intermediate rangeā; āmedium bombersā;
Moderateverb
To preside as a moderator.
āDr. Barlow [was] engaged . . . to moderate for him in the divinity disputation.ā;
Intermediateadjective
coming between two things in time, place, character, etc.
āa cooled liquid intermediate between liquid and solidā; āan intermediate stage of developmentā;
Moderatenoun
a person who takes a position in the political center
Intermediateadjective
having or suitable for a level of knowledge or skill between basic and advanced
āan intermediate courseā; āintermediate skiersā;
Moderateverb
preside over;
āJohn moderated the discussionā;
Intermediatenoun
an intermediate thing.
Moderateverb
make less fast or intense;
āmoderate your speedā;
Intermediatenoun
a person at an intermediate level of knowledge or skill
āphotography courses for beginners and intermediatesā;
Moderateverb
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits;
āmoderate your alcohol intakeā; āhold your tongueā; āhold your temperā; ācontrol your angerā;
Intermediatenoun
a chemical compound formed by one reaction and then taking part in another, especially during synthesis
āa pathway leading to the formation of reactive intermediatesā;
Moderateverb
make less severe or harsh;
āHe moderated his tone when the students burst out in tearsā;
Intermediateverb
act as intermediary; mediate
āgroups which intermediated between the individual and the stateā;
Moderateverb
make less strong or intense; soften;
āTone down that aggressive letterā; āThe author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statementsā;
Moderateverb
restrain or temper
Moderateadjective
being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme;
āmoderate pricesā; āa moderate incomeā; āa moderate fineā; āmoderate demandsā; āa moderate estimateā; āa moderate eaterā; āmoderate successā; āa kitchen of moderate sizeā; āthe X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heartā;
Moderateadjective
not extreme;
āa moderate penaltyā; ātemperate in his response to criticismā;
Moderateadjective
marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes;
āmoderate in his demandsā; ārestrained in his responseā;