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moderate
English
Etymology
From Middle English moderat, from Latin moder?tus, perfect active participle of moderor (“regulate, restrain, moderate”), from moder-, modes-, a stem appearing also in modestus (“moderate, discreet, modest”), from modus (“measure”); see mode and modest.
Pronunciation
- Adjective, noun:
- (UK): IPA(key): /?m?d???t/
- (US): enPR: mäd'?r-?t, IPA(key): /?m?d???t/
- Verb:
- (UK): IPA(key): /?m?d??e?t/
- (US): enPR: mäd'?-r?t, IPA(key): /?m?d??e?t/
Adjective
moderate (comparative more moderate, superlative most moderate)
- Not excessive; acting in moderation
- moderate language
- a moderate Calvinist
- travelling at a moderate speed
- 1731, Jonathan Swift, The Presbyterians Plea of Merit
- A number of moderate members managed […] to obtain a majority in a thin house.
- Mediocre
- Average priced; standard-deal
- Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle.
- a moderate winter
- 1859, Arthur Hugh Clough, Life of Sertorius
- These are called the Islands of the Blest; rains fall there seldom, and in moderate showers, but for the most part they have gentle breezes, bringing along with them soft dews
- (US, politics) Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:moderate
- See also Thesaurus:intermediate
Derived terms
- moderately
- moderateness
Translations
Noun
moderate (plural moderates)
- One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.
- While the moderates usually propose political compromise, it's often only achieved when the extremists allow them so
- The moderates are the natural advocates of ecumenism against the fanatics of their churches.
- (Christianity, historical) One of a party in Scottish Church history dominant in the 18th century, lax in doctrine and discipline, but intolerant of evangelicalism and popular rights. It caused the secessions of 1733 and 1761, and its final resultant was the Disruption of 1843.
Translations
Verb
moderate (third-person singular simple present moderates, present participle moderating, simple past and past participle moderated)
- (transitive) To reduce the excessiveness of (something)
- to moderate rage, action, desires, etc.
- 1730, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Nature of Aliments
- By its astringent Quality, it moderates the relaxing quality of warm Water.
- 2000, Paul G. Coleman, Positron Beams and Their Applications (page 309)
- This leaves two strategies to increase the current in a positron beam. First is to provide a stronger positron source and second is to develop a more efficient method to moderate the source positrons into a monoenergetic beam.
- To moderate stiff minds disposed to strive.
- (intransitive) To become less excessive
- (transitive) To preside over (something) as a moderator
- to moderate a synod
- (intransitive) To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise
- (transitive, physics) To supply with a moderator (substance that decreases the speed of neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increases likelihood of fission).
- a graphite-moderated reactor
Synonyms
- (reduce excesses): temperate
- (preside): arbitrate, chair
Derived terms
- moderation
- moderating
Related terms
- modal
- modality
- mode
- model
- moderator
- module
Translations
References
- moderate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- moderate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
moderate
- inflection of moderat:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Verb
moderate
- inflection of moderare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
- feminine plural of moderato
Anagrams
- dateremo
Latin
Verb
moder?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of moder?
References
- moderate in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- moderate in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
moderate
- definite singular of moderat
- plural of moderat
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
moderate
- definite singular of moderat
- plural of moderat
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mute
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: myo?ot, IPA(key): /mju?t/
- Rhymes: -u?t
- Homophone: moot (in some dialects)
Etymology 1
From Middle English muet, from Anglo-Norman muet, moet, Middle French muet, from mu (“dumb, mute”) + -et, remodelled after Latin m?tus.
Adjective
mute (comparative muter, superlative mutest)
- Not having the power of speech; dumb. [from 15th c.]
- 1717 Ovid: Metamorphoses, translated by John Dryden et al.
- Thus, while the mute creation downward bend / Their sight, and to their earthly mother tend, / Man looks aloft; and with erected eyes / Beholds his own hereditary skies. / From such rude principles our form began; / And earth was metamorphos'd into Man.
- 1717 Ovid: Metamorphoses, translated by John Dryden et al.
- Silent; not making a sound. [from 15th c.]
- 1956, Ernst Kaiser and Eithne Wilkins (?, translators), Lion Feuchtwanger (German author), Raquel: The Jewess of Toledo (translation of Die Jüdin von Toledo),[1] Messner, page 178:
- “ […] The heathens have broken into Thy Temple, and Thou art silent! Esau mocks Thy Children, and Thou remainest mute! Show thyself, arise, and let Thy Voice resound, Thou mutest among all the mute!”
- 1956, Ernst Kaiser and Eithne Wilkins (?, translators), Lion Feuchtwanger (German author), Raquel: The Jewess of Toledo (translation of Die Jüdin von Toledo),[1] Messner, page 178:
- Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; said of certain letters.
- Not giving a ringing sound when struck; said of a metal.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
mute (plural mutes)
- (phonetics, now historical) A stopped consonant; a stop. [from 16th c.]
- Synonyms: occlusive, plosive, stop
- (obsolete, theater) An actor who does not speak; a mime performer. [16th-19th c.]
- 1668 OF Dramatick Poesie, AN ESSAY. By JOHN DRYDEN Esq; (John Dryden)
- As for the poor honest Maid, whom all the Story is built upon, and who ought to be one of the principal Actors in the Play, she is commonly a Mute in it:
- 1668 OF Dramatick Poesie, AN ESSAY. By JOHN DRYDEN Esq; (John Dryden)
- A person who does not have the power of speech. [from 17th c.]
- A hired mourner at a funeral; an undertaker's assistant. [from 18th c.]
- The little box was eventually carried in one hand by the leading mute, while his colleague, with a finger placed on the lid, to prevent it from swaying, walked to one side and a little to the rear.
- 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 481:
- Then followed a long silence during which the mute turned to them and said, ‘Of course you'll be wanting an urn, sir?’
- (music) An object for dulling the sound of an instrument, especially a brass instrument, or damper for pianoforte; a sordine. [from 18th c.]
- An electronic switch or control that mutes the sound.
- 2012, Tomlinson Holman, Sound for Film and Television (page 174)
- Another related primary control is called a mute, which is simply a switch that kills the signal altogether, allowing for a speedier turn-off than turning the fader all the way down rapidly. Mutes are probably more commonly used during multitrack music recording than during film mixing because in music all tracks are on practically all of the time, whereas workstations produce silence when there is no desired signal […]
- 2012, Tomlinson Holman, Sound for Film and Television (page 174)
- A mute swan.
- 1998, Bob Devine, National Geographic Society (U.S.), Alien invasion: America's battle with non-native animals and plants
- The trumpeters' fate seems likely to get tangled with that of the mute swan. Currently there's enough habitat for both species, but that may change if trumpeters flourish and mutes aren't controlled. Right now mutes are thriving.
- 1998, Bob Devine, National Geographic Society (U.S.), Alien invasion: America's battle with non-native animals and plants
Translations
Verb
mute (third-person singular simple present mutes, present participle muting, simple past and past participle muted)
- (transitive) To silence, to make quiet.
- (transitive) To turn off the sound of.
Derived terms
- muter
Translations
See also
- dumb
Etymology 2
From Middle French muetir, probably a shortened form of esmeutir, ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Verb
mute (third-person singular simple present mutes, present participle muting, simple past and past participle muted)
- (now rare) Of a bird: to defecate. [from 15th c.]
- 1946, George Orwell, Animal Farm, Signet Classics, pages 40–41:
- All the pigeons, to the number of thirty-five, flew to and fro over the men's heads and muted upon them from mid-air;...
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)
- 1946, George Orwell, Animal Farm, Signet Classics, pages 40–41:
Noun
mute (plural mutes)
- The faeces of a hawk or falcon.
Translations
Etymology 3
From Latin mutare (“to change”).
Verb
mute (third-person singular simple present mutes, present participle muting, simple past and past participle muted)
- (transitive) To cast off; to moult.
- Have I muted all my feathers?
Esperanto
Etymology
From muta +? -e.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mute/
- Hyphenation: mu?te
- Rhymes: -ute
- Audio:
Adverb
mute
- mutely, speechlessly
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /myt/
Verb
mute
- first/third-person singular present indicative of muter
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive of muter
- second-person singular imperative of muter
Anagrams
- émut, émût, meut, muet
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mu.te/
- Hyphenation: mu?te
Adjective
mute
- feminine plural of muto
Noun
mute f pl
- plural of muta
Latgalian
Noun
mute f
- mouth
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?mu?.te/, [?mu?t??]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?mu.te/, [?mu?t??]
Adjective
m?te
- vocative masculine singular of m?tus
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *mnt-, *ment- (“to chew; jaw, mouth”). Cognate with Latin mentum (“chin”) and mand? (“to chew”), Ancient Greek ?????? (mástax, “jaws, mouth”) and ???????? (masáomai, “to chew”), Welsh mant (“jawbone”), Hittite [script needed] (m?ni, “chin”), Proto-Germanic *munþaz (“mouth”) (English mouth, German Mund, Dutch mond, Swedish mun, Icelandic munnur, Gothic ???????????????????? (munþs)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mut?]
Noun
mute f (5th declension)
- (anatomy) mouth (orifice for ingesting food)
- orifice, opening, entrance
- face
- kiss
Declension
Derived terms
- mut?gs
- mutisks
Middle English
Adjective
mute
- Alternative form of muet
Murui Huitoto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?mu.t?]
- Hyphenation: mu?te
Verb
mute
- (intransitive) to complain
References
- Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.?[3], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 129
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse múta.
Noun
mute f (definite singular muta, indefinite plural muter, definite plural mutene)
- bribe
- secrecy
Verb
mute (present tense mutar, past tense muta, past participle muta, passive infinitive mutast, present participle mutande, imperative mut)
- (transitive) to bribe
- (transitive) to hide, conceal
Etymology 2
From German muten.
Verb
mute (present tense mutar, past tense muta, past participle muta, passive infinitive mutast, present participle mutande, imperative mut)
- (mining) to apply for a mining permit
References
- “mute” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Serbo-Croatian
Verb
mute (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- third-person plural present indicative of mutiti
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?mute]
Verb
mute
- third-person singular present subjunctive of muta
- third-person plural present subjunctive of muta
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mute/, [?mu.t?e]
Verb
mute
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of mutar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of mutar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of mutar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of mutar.
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