1. Verb
Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.
2. Verb
Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language.
3. Verb
Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking.
4. Verb
Proceeding from temperance.
5. Verb
To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.
6. Adjective
not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
7. Adjective
not extreme in behavior; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking"
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
8. Adjective
(of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate; "a temperate region"; "the temperate zones"; "temperate plants"
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
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