Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - moderate

adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 avoiding extremes; temperate in conduct or expression. 2 fairly or tolerably large or good. 3 (of the wind) of medium strength. 4 (of prices) fairly low. --n. a person who holds moderate views, esp. in politics. --v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become less violent, intense, rigorous, etc. 2 tr. (also absol.) act as a moderator of or to. 3 tr. Physics retard (neutrons) with a moderator. Derivatives moderately adv. moderateness n. moderatism n. Etymology: ME f. L moderatus past part. of moderare reduce, control: rel. to MODEST