Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to moderate
Participle: moderated
Gerund: moderating
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | moderate |
| you | moderate |
| he;she;it | moderates |
| we | moderate |
| you | moderate |
| they | moderate |
Perfect
| I | have moderated |
| you | have moderated |
| he;she;it | has moderated |
| we | have moderated |
| you | have moderated |
| they | have moderated |
Past
| I | moderated |
| you | moderated |
| he;she;it | moderated |
| we | moderated |
| you | moderated |
| they | moderated |
Pluperfect
| I | had moderated |
| you | had moderated |
| he;she;it | had moderated |
| we | had moderated |
| you | had moderated |
| they | had moderated |
Future
| I | will moderate |
| you | will moderate |
| he;she;it | will moderate |
| we | will moderate |
| you | will moderate |
| they | will moderate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have moderated |
| you | will have moderated |
| he;she;it | will have moderated |
| we | will have moderated |
| you | will have moderated |
| they | will have moderated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | moderate |
| you | moderate |
| he;she;it | moderate |
| we | moderate |
| you | moderate |
| they | moderate |
Perfect
| I | have moderated |
| you | have moderated |
| he;she;it | have moderated |
| we | have moderated |
| you | have moderated |
| they | have moderated |
Imperfect
| I | moderated |
| you | moderated |
| he;she;it | moderated |
| we | moderated |
| you | moderated |
| they | moderated |
Pluperfect
| I | had moderated |
| you | had moderated |
| he;she;it | had moderated |
| we | had moderated |
| you | had moderated |
| they | had moderated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would moderate |
| you | would moderate |
| he;she;it | would moderate |
| we | would moderate |
| you | would moderate |
| they | would moderate |
Perfect
| I | would have moderated |
| you | would have moderated |
| he;she;it | would have moderated |
| we | would have moderated |
| you | would have moderated |
| they | would have moderated |
Imperative
| you | moderate |
| we | Let's moderate |
| you | moderate |
Verbs conjugated like 'moderate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'moderate'
derate,
federate,
fœderate,
macerate,
modulate,
munerate,
onerate,
operate,
ponderate,
siderate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- bring down or reduce
- abate, contract, cut short, decrease, diminish, lower, remit, remove, slacken, suppress, terminate
- abate
- modulate, allay, restrain, appease, assuage, calm, diminish, lessen
- referee
- arbitrate, chair, preside, regulate, umpire
Antonyms
- abate
- intensify, increase, enhance, enlarge
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1398, from L.
moderatus, pp. of
moderari "to regulate." Related to
modus "measure" (see
mode (1)), hence, "keeping within due measure." The verb is attested from 1432 in the sense "to abate excessiveness;" meaning "to preside over a debate" is first attested 1577.
2. From Middle English moderaten (“to restrain, curb; (law) modify”), from moderat(e) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin moderātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.
Verbs referencing "moderate"
Finnish with old forms
moderoida, French
modérer.
Sample Sentences
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Seriously reflecting within herself, she considered that perhaps she had shown too hasty a warmth of language in her former interview with Marie; and she resolved that she would now endeavor to moderate her zeal, and to be as conciliatory as possible. So the good soul gathered herself up, and, taking her knitting, resolved to go into Marie's room, be as agreeable as possible, and negotiate Tom's [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)