- (v.t.) Proceeding from temperance.
- (v.t.) Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.
- (v.t.) To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.
- (v.t.) Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language.
- (v.t.) Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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