moderate
 mod·er·ate (mŏdʹər-ĭt)adj.
1. Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme:
a moderate price.
2. Not violent or subject to extremes; mild or calm; temperate:
a moderate climate.
3.
a. Of medium or average quantity or extent.
b. Of limited or average quality; mediocre.
4. Opposed to radical or extreme views or measures, especially in politics or religion.n.
One who holds or champions moderate views or opinions, especially in politics or religion.v. mod·er·at·ed, mod·er·at·ing, mod·er·ates (mŏdʹə-rāt')v. tr.
1. To lessen the violence, severity, or extremeness of.
2. To preside over:
She was chosen to moderate the convention.v. intr.
1. To become less violent, severe, or extreme; abate.
2. To act as a moderator. [Middle English moderat, from Latin moderātus, past participle of moderārī, to moderate. See med- in Indo-European Roots.] modʹer·ate·ly adv.modʹer·ate·ness n.mod'er·aʹtion n.
Synonyms: moderate, qualify, temper
These verbs mean to make less extreme or intense: moderated the severity of his rebuke; qualified her criticism; admiration tempered with fear.
Antonyms: intensify
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