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Borrowed from Latin moderārī (regulate, restrain, moderate).

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moderar (first-person singular present modero, first-person singular preterite moderí, past participle moderat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/

  1. (transitive) to moderate (to reduce the excessiveness of)

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Borrowed from Latin moderārī (to regulate, to restrain, to moderate).

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mu.dɨˈɾaɾ/ [mu.ðɨˈɾaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mu.dɨˈɾa.ɾi/ [mu.ðɨˈɾa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: mo‧de‧rar

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moderar (first-person singular present modero, first-person singular preterite moderei, past participle moderado)

  1. (transitive) to moderate (to reduce the excessiveness of)
    Synonyms: temperar, regular, controlar
  2. (transitive) to moderate (to act as the moderator of)

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From Latin moderārī (regulate, restrain, moderate).

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  • IPA(key): /modeˈɾaɾ/ [mo.ð̞eˈɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: mo‧de‧rar

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moderar (first-person singular present modero, first-person singular preterite moderé, past participle moderado)

  1. (transitive) to moderate, to temper (to reduce the excessiveness of)
    Synonym: templar

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