Moderate; not excessive / Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions / Proceeding from temperance. / Living in an environment that is temperate, not extreme.

(obsolete) To render temperate; to moderate

In a thoughtfully measured or regulated manner, eschewing extremes.

The characteristic of being temperate.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of temperate

simple past tense and past participle of temperate

(idiomatic) Used to tell someone to control their (bad) temper

Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence / Moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors.

A general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting. / State of mind; mood. / A tendency to become angry.

To moderate or control. / To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal.