verb/mɔ.de.ʁe/
to moderate, temper, lessen, weaken etc.; to practice moderation; to moderate, act as moderator, notably in a gremium
Synonyms: adoucir, affaiblir, amoindrir, tempérer
From Latin moderārī (“mitigate; moderate”) (closely related to modus (“mode”)); cognate with English moderate, Dutch modereren and German moderieren.