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MODERATE
Definition of MODERATE
adjective
Not excessive; acting in moderation.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English moderat(e) (“moderate, temperate”), borrowed from Latin moderātus, perfect active participle of moderor (“to regulate, to restrain, to moderate”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from moder-, modes-, a stem appearing also in modestus (“moderate, discreet, modest”), from modus (“a measure”); see mode and modest. Doublet of moderato. Displaced native Old English ġemetlīċ (“moderate”) and metegian (“to moderate”). Cognate with French modéré.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,726)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MODERATE · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names French, Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MODERATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MODERATE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEEMORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start MODERA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found MODERATE?
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