MODERATE Copy link • MODERATE 1. That observes measure, moderatus (rarely): modicus (that does not exceed measure or bounds; opposed to effrenatus): medius (in the mean, not in the extreme): modestus (opposed to cupidus, petulans): temperans, temperatus (the former of persons, the latter of persons and things; opposed to libidinosus): continens (moderate in enjoyment; opposed to libidinosus); (The words are found in this connection and order.) moderatus ac temperans; temperans moderatusque continens ac temperans: very moderate in drinking, parcissimus vini: moderate in joy, temperans gaudii (both of the Silver Age): moderate exercise, exercitationes modicae: moderate in one’s wishes, paucis contentus: in a moderate manner, moderate; modeste; temperanter: to live in a moderate manner, continentem esse in omni victu cultuque. Middling, modicus (of quantity): mediocris (of quality): moderate talents, ingenium mediocre. ☞ Medius, in this sense, is foreign to the prose of the gotden period; thus, ingenium medium, Tac., Hist., 1, 49, 2, is what Cic. (De Orat., 2, 27, 119) expresses by ingenium mediocre; for (Pompeius) eloquentia medius in Vell., 2, 29, 3, Cic. would have said (Pompeius) eloquentia mediocri (☞ De Or., 1, 29, extr): very moderate, permediocris: in a moderate degree, mediocriter; modice. 2. v. To restrain, repress, make temperate, moderari (with the dative, to set a measure and limit, to observe due measure; with the accusative, to keep in due bounds, to observe the mean): temperare (with a dative, to give a person or thing suitable activity or efficacy; with the accusative, to set anything in the right state or condition): modum or moderationem adhibere alicui rei or in aliqua re (to keep anything within proper bounds): continere, coercere (to restrain, check): to moderate one’s anger, irae moderari or temperare; iram tenere, continere (opposed to irae indulgere): to moderate one’s passions, cupiditates continere, coercere; cupiditatibus modum facere: to moderate one’s speech, orationi or linguae moderari: linguam continere; modum tenere verborum: not to be able to moderate one’s self, intemperantem esse; sui impotentem or non potentem esse; sui non compotem esse; animo suo imperare non posse: the heat is moderated by the breeze, ventorum flatu nimii temperantur calores. To act as mediator, arbitrate, between persons, arbitri partes suscipere: esse arbitrum or disceptatorem inter aliquos: aliquorum controversiam disceptare or dirimere.