moderation
Roget-categorie 174
1. Words expressing abstract relations› 1.8. Causation
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Moderation
zelfstandig naamwoord
moderation,
lenity
etc.
740 —
temperateness,
gentleness
etc.
adj. —
sobriety —
quiet —
mental calmness
etc.
(inexcitability)
826†.
moderating
etc.
v. —
anaphrodisia† —
relaxation,
remission,
mitigation,
tranquilization†,
assuagement,
contemporation†,
pacification.
measure,
juste milieu [Fr.],
golden mean,
ariston metron [Gr.].
moderator —
lullaby,
sedative,
lenitive,
demulcent,
antispasmodic,
carminative,
laudanum —
rose water,
balm,
poppy,
opiate,
anodyne,
milk,
opium,
poppy or mandragora —"
wet blanket —
palliative.
werkwoord
be moderate
etc.
adj. —
keep within bounds,
keep within compass —
sober down,
settle down —
keep the peace,
remit,
relent,
take in sail.
moderate,
soften,
mitigate,
temper,
accoy† —
attemper†,
contemper† —
mollify,
lenify†,
dulcify†,
dull,
take off the edge,
blunt,
obtund†,
sheathe,
subdue,
chasten —
sober down,
tone down,
smooth down —
weaken
etc.
160 —
lessen
etc.
(decrease)
36 —
check palliate.
tranquilize,
pacify,
assuage,
appease,
swag,
lull,
soothe,
compose,
still,
calm,
calm down,
cool,
quiet,
hush,
quell,
sober,
pacify,
tame,
damp,
lay,
allay,
rebate,
slacken,
smooth,
alleviate,
rock to sleep,
deaden,
smooth,
throw cold water on,
throw a wet blanket over,
turn off —
slake —
curb
etc.
(restrain)
751 —
tame
etc.
(subjugate)
749 —
smooth over —
pour oil on the waves,
pour oil on the troubled waters —
pour balm into,
mattre de l'eau dans son vin [Fr.].
go out like a lamb,
roar you as gently as any sucking dove"
[Midsummer-Night's Dream].
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
moderate —
lenient
etc.
740 —
gentle,
mild,
mellow —
cool,
sober,
temperate,
reasonable,
measured —
tempered
etc.
v. —
calm,
unruffled,
quiet,
tranquil,
still —
slow,
smooth,
untroubled —
tame —
peaceful,
peaceable —
pacific,
halcyon.
unexciting,
unirritating† —
soft,
bland,
oily,
demulcent,
lenitive,
anodyne —
hypnotic
etc.
683 —
sedative —
antiorgastic†,
anaphrodisiac†.
mild as mother's milk —
milk and water.
bijwoord
moderately
etc.
adj. —
gingerly —
piano —
under easy sail,
at half speed —
within bounds,
within compass —
in reason.
uitdrukking
est modue in rebus† —
pour oil on troubled waters.
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