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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'temperate' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions temperate verb  (obsolete) To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper. It inflames temperance, and temperates wrath. Marston. Translations:  adjective  Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate. Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language. She is not hot, but as the morn. Shakespeare That sober freedom out of which there springs Our loyal passion for our kings. Tennyson. Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, in eating and drinking. Be sober and , and you will be healthy. Franklin. Proceeding from temperance. The sleeps, and spirits light as air. Pope. Translations:  Etymology: temperatus, past participle of temperare. See Temper.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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