0 past simple and past participle of moderate
1 to (cause to) become less in size, strength, or force; to reduce something:
Results indicate alterations in neuroendocrine functioning associated with early parental loss, which are moderated by the quality of the family environment.
And to what degree are these influences moderated by political discussions within the micro-contexts in which voters are embedded?
Overall support for the theory must be moderated by the limited number of observations.
In these analyses, we found only weak evidence that the effects were moderated by exposure to a depressed parent.
It was found that mystical experiences promoted transcendent wisdom, but that the effect was moderated by self-enhancement values of power, status and achievement.
The tools themselves do not tell us how they are moderated by other tools or in which institutional context the tools operate.
It cannot suffice to say that outcomes of economic policies should be moderated by social policies, in the form of safety nets.
This reserve could have moderated effects of pre-anthesis shading on grain number and specific leaf weight.