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adjective | ˈmäd(ə)rət |

average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree:

〈程度･数量･価格などが〉適度の, ころあいの, 中くらいの(reasonable); 並みの, 普通の; 〈能力･収入などが〉あまり高くない, まあまあの, 〈変化などが〉ちょっとした; 〈気候が〉穏やかな

e.g. we walked at a moderate pace.

(of a person, party, or policy) not radical or excessively right-wing or left-wing:

(主に政治に関して)〈人･考えなどが〉極端に走らない, 節度ある, 穏健な(↔ extreme)

e.g. a moderate reform program.

noun | ˈmäd(ə)rət |

a person who holds moderate views, especially in politics.

(主に政治的に)穏健な人

verb | ˈmädəˌrāt |

1. make or become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent:

｟かたく｠ 〈物･事〉を和らげる, 穏やかにする

e.g. with object : I shall not moderate my criticism

和らぐ, 穏やかになる.

e.g. no object : the weather has moderated considerably

e.g. (as adjective moderating) : his moderating influence in the army was now needed more than ever.

2. with object (in academic and ecclesiastical contexts) preside over (a deliberative body) or at (a debate):

(公正な立場で)〈会議･討論など〉を司会する, …の進行役をする

e.g. a panel moderated by a Harvard University law professor.

no object preside; act as a moderator.

司会する

3. with object monitor (an Internet forum or online discussion) for inappropriate or offensive content.

4. with object Physics retard (neutrons) with a moderator.

〘物理〙 〈中性子〉を減速する

moderatism | -ˌtizəm | noun

late Middle English: from Latin moderat- ‘reduced, controlled’, from the verb moderare; related to modest.