temperate
Pronunciation: /ˈtɛmpəɹət/
The English word “temperate” has 6 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Moderate; not excessive.
- Specifically, moderate in temperature.
- Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions
- Proceeding from temperance.
- Dependent on life in a temperate climate.
verb
Etymology
The adjective is first attested in 1380, in Middle English, the verb in 1540; borrowed from Latin temperātus, perfect passive participle of temperō (“to moderate, forbear, combine properly”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). See temper. Displaced native Old English ġemetegod.
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