a. | 1. | Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained |
2. | Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle; | |
n. | 1. | (Eccl. Hist.) One of a party in the Church of Scotland in the 18th century, and part of the 19th, professing moderation in matters of church government, in discipline, and in doctrine. |
v. t. | 1. | To restrain from excess of any kind; to reduce from a state of violence, intensity, or excess; to keep within bounds; to make temperate; to lessen; to allay; to repress; to temper; to qualify; |
2. | To preside over, direct, or regulate, as a public meeting or a discussion; | |
v. i. | 1. | To become less violent, severe, rigorous, or intense; |
2. | To preside as a moderator. |