1. (v. t.) Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.

2. (v. t.) Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language.

3. (v. t.) Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking.

4. (v. t.) Proceeding from temperance.

5. (v. t.) To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.

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