Antonyms for moderating

Grammar : Verb

Spell : adjective, noun mod-er-it, mod-rit; verb mod-uh-reyt

Phonetic Transcription : adjective, noun ˈmɒd ər ɪt, ˈmɒd rɪt; verb ˈmɒd əˌreɪt

Definition of moderating

Origin : late 14c., originally of weather and other physical conditions, from Latin moderatus "within bounds, observing moderation;" figuratively "modest, restrained," past participle of moderari "to regulate, mitigate, restrain, temper, set a measure, keep (something) within measure," related to modus "measure," from PIE *med-es-, from base *med- (see medical (adj.)). The notion is "keeping within due measure." In English, of persons from early 15c.; of opinions from 1640s; of prices from 1904. Related: Moderateness.

verb restrain, control
verb mediate, arbitrate

Example sentences :

But it kept ON moderating, and in a precious little while it was 'most too moderate.
Extract from : « Tom Sawyer Abroad » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

The darkness of night came on, and instead of moderating, the gale increased.
Extract from : « John Deane of Nottingham » by W.H.G. Kingston

I told him that we had cleared away the wreck of the masts, and that the weather was moderating.
Extract from : « Peter Trawl » by W. H. G. Kingston

Her influence was on the whole a moderating and prudent force.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 4 » by Various

I had not yet furnished it with the means of stopping or moderating its motion.
Extract from : « Stories of Invention » by Edward E. Hale

She is a favourable stimulant and, at the same time, a moderating element.
Extract from : « A Virgin Heart » by Remy de Gourmont

It is only the moderating influence of others which restrains them.
Extract from : « The Alien Invasion » by William Henry Wilkins

"Sign, my dear," he repeated softly, moderating his impatience.
Extract from : « Max Fargus » by Owen Johnson

It would have had more effect in moderating Southern excitement.
Extract from : « The Life of Jefferson Davis » by Frank H. Alfriend

And you have not the power of moderating them in it, when you have done.
Extract from : « A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) » by Richard Baxter

Synonyms for moderating

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