temperate

IPA: tˈɛmprʌt

verb

  • (obsolete) To render temperate; to moderate

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.
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Examples of "temperate" in Sentences

  • The plant can be greenhouse grown in temperate climates.
  • Chilly drafts and sarcasms on what we call the temperate zone
  • "Vengeance is mine," saith the Lord, and He saith it in temperate climes where the warm sun steals away the energies of men.
  • 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.
  • The cold rushes in at every crack of door and window, apparently signaled by the flame to invade the house and fill it with chilly drafts and sarcasms on what we call the temperate zone.
  • On the contrary, when the heat of the air falls below what we call temperate, or when cold is applied to the body, from the accustomed stimulus of heat being diminished, the excitability must accumulate, or become more liable to be affected by the action of the external powers.
  • Who will indulge in what he calls the temperate use, flattering himself that he can control his appetite, when thousands, who have boasted of _self-control_, have found themselves, ere they were aware, within the coil of a serpent whose touch is poison, and whose sting is death?
  • I would like your temperate drinker to pause, and reflect upon the fact, that the quantity of brandy or rum that he took at a drink, when he commenced this downhill course, has been gradually increased; so that in the second year, what had been quite sufficient to please his palate and produce all the desired effects in the first, was then insipidly small; and more so in the third year, if, mayhap, he could with any decency lay claim to the title of _temperate drinker_ so long.

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