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Moderate

ˈmɒdəreɪt

Moderate definitions
verb
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  1. make less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent

    "I shall not moderate my criticism"

    • become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent

      "temperatures will moderate by Friday"

  2. monitor (an online forum or social media platform) to ensure that its users and content abide by the rules, especially by deleting inappropriate or offensive content and banning or suspending users

    "moderating content for harmful images is a difficult task for technology companies"

  3. preside over (a deliberative body) or at (a debate)

    "the senior director moderated the panel after delivering his opening address"

    chair take the chair of preside over
    • (especially in the Presbyterian Church in Scotland) act as a moderator; preside

      "it is the Presbytery that moderates"

  4. review (examination papers, results, or candidates) in relation to an agreed standard so as to ensure consistency of marking

    "the dependability of an examining system rests on those who set, moderate, and mark the papers"

  5. retard (neutrons) with a moderator

    "the neutrons causing fission are not moderated but react at high energies"