Rare vs. Moderate

Rareadjective

Very uncommon; scarce.

‘Black pearls are very rare and therefore very valuable.’;

Moderateadjective

Not excessive; acting in moderation

‘moderate language’; ‘a moderate Calvinist’; ‘travelling at a moderate speed’;

Rareadjective

(of a gas) Thin; of low density.

Moderateadjective

Mediocre

Rareadjective

Cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef in the general sense).

‘well done’;

Moderateadjective

Average priced; standard-deal

Rareadjective

(obsolete) early

Moderateadjective

Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle.

‘a moderate winter’;

Rareverb

To rear, rise up, start backwards.

Moderateadjective

Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.

Rareverb

To rear, bring up, raise.

Moderatenoun

One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.

‘While the moderates usually propose political compromise, it's often only achieved when the extremists allow them so’; ‘The moderates are the natural advocates of ecumenism against the fanatics of their churches.''’;

Rareadjective

Early.

‘Rude mechanicals that rare and lateWork in the market place.’;

Moderateverb

(transitive) To reduce the excessiveness of (something)

‘to moderate rage, action, desires, etc.’;

Rareadjective

Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton.

‘New-laid eggs, which Baucis' busy careTurned by a gentle fire, and roasted rare.’;

Moderateverb

(intransitive) To become less excessive

Rareadjective

Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event.

Moderateverb

(transitive) To preside over (something) as a moderator

‘to moderate a synod’;

Rareadjective

Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a degree seldom found.

‘Rare work, all filled with terror and delight.’; ‘Above the rest I judge one beauty rare.’;

Moderateverb

(intransitive) To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise

Rareadjective

Thinly scattered; dispersed.

‘Those rare and solitary, these in flocks.’;

Moderateadjective

Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained

‘A number of moderate members managed . . . to obtain a majority in a thin house.’;

Rareadjective

Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a rare atmosphere at high elevations.

‘Water is nineteen times lighter, and by consequence nineteen times rarer, than gold.’; ‘A perfect union of wit and judgment is one of the rarest things in the world.’; ‘When any particular piece of money grew very scarce, it was often recoined by a succeeding emperor.’;

Moderateadjective

Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle; as, a moderate winter.

Rareadjective

not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness;

‘a rare word’; ‘rare books’;

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.

Rareadjective

recurring only at long intervals;

‘a rare appearance’; ‘total eclipses are rare events’;

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.

‘By its astringent quality, it moderates the relaxing quality of warm water.’; ‘To moderate stiff minds disposed to strive.’;

Rareadjective

not widely distributed;

‘rare herbs’; ‘rare patches of gree in the desert’;

Moderateverb

To preside over, direct, or regulate, as a public meeting or a discussion; as, to moderate a synod; to moderate a debate.

Rareadjective

marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind;

‘what is so rare as a day in June’; ‘a rare skill’; ‘an uncommon sense of humor’; ‘she was kind to an uncommon degree’;

Moderateverb

To become less violent, severe, rigorous, or intense; as, the wind has moderated.

Rareadjective

having low density;

‘rare gasses’; ‘lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air’;

Moderateverb

To preside as a moderator.

‘Dr. Barlow [was] engaged . . . to moderate for him in the divinity disputation.’;

Rareadjective

(of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside;

‘rare roast beef’;

Moderatenoun

a person who takes a position in the political center

Moderateverb

preside over;

‘John moderated the discussion’;

Moderateverb

make less fast or intense;

‘moderate your speed’;

Moderateverb

lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits;

‘moderate your alcohol intake’; ‘hold your tongue’; ‘hold your temper’; ‘control your anger’;

Moderateverb

make less severe or harsh;

‘He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears’;

Moderateverb

make less strong or intense; soften;

‘Tone down that aggressive letter’; ‘The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements’;

Moderateverb

restrain or temper

Moderateadjective

being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme;

‘moderate prices’; ‘a moderate income’; ‘a moderate fine’; ‘moderate demands’; ‘a moderate estimate’; ‘a moderate eater’; ‘moderate success’; ‘a kitchen of moderate size’; ‘the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart’;

Moderateadjective

not extreme;

‘a moderate penalty’; ‘temperate in his response to criticism’;

Moderateadjective

marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes;

‘moderate in his demands’; ‘restrained in his response’;