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- S: (v) moderate, chair, lead (preside over) "John moderated the discussion"
- S: (v) moderate (make less fast or intense) "moderate your speed"
- S: (v) control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate (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"
- direct troponym / full troponym
- S: (v) suppress, stamp down, subdue, conquer (bring under control by force or authority) "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
- S: (v) choke off, choke down, choke back (suppress) "He choked down his rage"
- S: (v) hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up (cause to be quiet or not talk) "Please silence the children in the church!"
- S: (v) burke (get rid of, silence, or suppress) "burke an issue"
- S: (v) silence (keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure) "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"
- S: (v) squelch, quell, quench (suppress or crush completely) "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
- S: (v) quench (electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device)
- S: (v) damp (restrain or discourage) "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere"
- S: (v) mortify, subdue, crucify (hold within limits and control) "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"
- S: (v) mortify (practice self-denial of one's body and appetites)
- S: (v) deny, abnegate (deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure) "She denied herself wine and spirits"
- S: (v) train (cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it) "train the vine"
- S: (v) catch (check oneself during an action) "She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind"
- S: (v) bate (moderate or restrain; lessen the force of) "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm"
- S: (v) thermostat (control the temperature with a thermostat)
- S: (v) countercheck, counteract (oppose or check by a counteraction)
- direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
- derivationally related form
- sentence frame
- S: (v) mince, soften, moderate (make less severe or harsh) "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears"
- S: (v) tone down, moderate, tame (make less strong or intense; soften) "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
- S: (v) temper, season, mollify, moderate (make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else) "she tempered her criticism"
- S: (adj) moderate (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"
- S: (adj) moderate, temperate (not extreme) "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"
- S: (adj) moderate, restrained (marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes) "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response"