meaning of temperate
1. Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.
2. Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language.
3. Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking.
4. Proceeding from temperance.
5. To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.
6. not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to
">criticism"
Related Words
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