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Definition of Temperate

1. Adjective. (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate. "Temperate plants"

2. Adjective. Not extreme in behavior. "Temperate in his eating and drinking"

3. Adjective. Not extreme. "Temperate in his response to criticism"

Definition of Temperate

1. a. Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.

2. v. t. To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.

Definition of Temperate

1. Adjective. Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate. ¹

2. Adjective. Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, '''temperate''' in eating and drinking. ¹

3. Adjective. Proceeding from temperance. ¹

4. Verb. (obsolete) To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Temperate

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Temperate

1. 1. Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate. 2. Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language. "She is not hot, but temperate as the morn." (Shak) "That sober freedom out of which there springs Our loyal passion for our temperate kings." (Tennyson) 3. Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking. "Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy." (Franklin) 4. Proceeding from temperance. "The temperate sleeps, and spirits light as air. " (Pope) Temperate zone, that part of the earth which lies between either tropic and the corresponding polar circle; so called because the heat is less than in the torrid zone, and the cold less than in the frigid zones. Synonym: Abstemious, sober, calm, cool, sedate. Origin: L. Temperatus, p.p. Of temperare. See Temper. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Temperate

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temperate virus temperate zone temperate zones temperately temperateness temperatenesses temperative temperature temperature-compensated vaporiser temperature-sensitive mutant

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