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adj. Exercising moderation and self-restraint: learned to be temperate in eating and drinking.

adj. Moderate in degree or quality; restrained: temperate criticism.

adj. Characterized by moderate temperatures, weather, or climate; neither hot nor cold.

adj. Biology Of or relating to a virus that infects bacterial cells but rarely causes lysis: temperate bacteriophages.

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

adj. Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking.

adj. Proceeding from temperance.

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

adj. Moderate; not excessive.

adj. Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm.

adj. Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions.

adj. Proceeding from temperance.

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

Moderate; showing moderation; not excessive, lavish, or inordinate.

More especially— Moderate as regards the indulgence of the appetites or desires; abstemious; sober; continent: as, temperate in eating; temperate habits.

Not violent or extravagant in the use of language; calm; measured; dispassionate: as, a temperate discourse.

Not swayed by passion; calm; self-contained; self-restrained; not extreme in opinions.

Proceeding from temperance; moderate.

Moderate in respect of temperature; not liable to excessive heat or cold; mild; specifically, noting certain zones of the earth's surface.

In music, same as tempered.

= Syn. 1-4. Moderate, Temperate. See moderate.

To temper; moderate.

adj. not extreme

adj. (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate

adj. not extreme in behavior

"The speleologists have been so busy up here in what we call the temperate zone that they haven't had a chance or the inclination to take their lights any deeper."

mild    cold-temperate    equable    abstemious    restrained    moderate    light   

temperate zones   

lies    circle    temperate zone    heat    because    of    cold    corresponding    frigid zone    between   

cool    calm    abstemious    sober    sedate    moderate    soften    temper   

intemperate   

sober    humane    virtuous    considerate    moderate    truthful    industrious    frugal    orderly    healthful