TEMPERATE

temperate

Verb

  1. To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.
    • It inflames temperance, and temperates wrath. Marston.

Adjective

  1. Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.
  2. Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking.
  3. Proceeding from temperance.
  4. Living in an environment that is temperate, not extreme.
    temperate fishes


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