Moderate and Mediate

Moderate

Moderate verb - To grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually.

Mediate is a synonym for moderate in arbitrate topic. In some cases you can use "Mediate" instead a verb "Moderate".

Mediate

Mediate verb - To act as a go-between for opposing sides.
Usage example: their middle child is often asked to mediate between the oldest and the youngest

Moderate is a synonym for mediate in arbitrate topic. You can use "Moderate" instead a verb "Mediate", if it concerns topics such as intervene, try to bring to an agreement.

Common collocations

reaction moderate reaction mediate reaction
argument moderate argument mediate argument
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