Moderate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations adjective: /ˈmɒdərət/, verb: /ˈmɒdəreɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/adj., n. ˈmɑdərɪt, ˈmɑdrɪt; v. -əˌreɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(adj., n. mod′ər it, mod′rit; v. mod′ə rāt′)


Inflections of 'moderate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
moderates
v 3rd person singular
moderating
v pres p
moderated
v past
moderated
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
moderate adj (not extreme)moderado/a adj
  (cantidad)módico/a adj
 The winters in the area are moderate.
 Los inviernos en esta zona son moderados.
moderate adj (average)moderado/a adj
  mediano/a adj
 Aaron's business was a moderate success.
 El negocio de Aaron tuvo un éxito moderado.
moderate adj (politics: not extremist)moderado/a adj
  medio/a adj
 The people elected a moderate candidate, because they were tired of political gridlock.
 La gente eligió a un candidato moderado porque estaba cansada de que la política estuviera en punto muerto.
moderate [sth]⇒ vtr (make less extreme)moderar⇒ vtr
  suavizar⇒ vtr
 Karen worked to moderate her friend's enthusiasm.
 Karen intervino para moderar el entusiasmo de su amiga.
moderate [sth] vtr (discussion: chair)moderar⇒ vtr
  mediar en vi + prep
 Paul moderated the class discussion.
 Paul moderó la discusión de la clase.
moderate [sth] vtr (internet forum: regulate)moderar⇒ vtr
  regular⇒ vtr
  controlar⇒ vtr
 Tom moderated the online forum personally.
 Tom moderaba el foro personalmente.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
moderate n (not an extremist)moderado, moderada nm, nf
 In the last election, voters rejected the extremists and elected a moderate.
 En las últimas elecciones, los votantes rechazaron a los extremistas y votaron a un moderado.
moderate⇒ vi (chair a discussion)ser moderador, ser moderadora loc verb
 The show's presenter moderates when politicians are invited to debate hot issues.
moderate [sth]⇒ vtr (neutrons)moderar⇒ vtr
 The scientist moderated the neutrons for an experiment.
 La científica moderó los neutrones para un experimento.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
moderate price n (reasonable or modest cost)buen precio adj + nm
 This store offers quality merchandise at a moderate price.
 El almacén ofrece mercancía de calidad a buen precio.
  precio razonable nm + adj
 El almacén ofrece mercancía de calidad a precio razonable.
  precio moderado nm + adj
 El almacén ofrece mercancía de calidad a precio moderado.
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