moderate

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moderate[1,adjective] moderate[2,transitive verb]

Main Entry: ¹mod·er·ate
Pronunciation: mäd-(-)rt
Function: adjective
1 : avoiding extremes of behavior : observing reasonable limits <a moderate drinker>
2 : not severe in effect or degree <moderate alcohol consumption> <the abdomen was mildly distended with moderate tenderness -- Timothy Melester et al> <moderate developmental disabilities>