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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tem•per•ate /ˈtɛmpərɪt, ˈtɛmprɪt/USA pronunciation adj. - moderate or self-restrained;
not easily losing one's temper. - moderate in behavior, as in the use of alcoholic liquors.
- Meteorologymoderate in respect to temperature:the more temperate mountainous regions of Kenya.
tem•per•ate•ly, adv. tem•per•ate•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tem•per•ate (tem′pər it, tem′prit),USA pronunciation adj. - moderate or self-restrained;
not extreme in opinion, statement, etc.:a temperate response to an insulting challenge. - moderate as regards indulgence of appetite or passion, esp. in the use of alcoholic liquors.
- not excessive in degree, as things, qualities, etc.
- Meteorologymoderate in respect to temperature;
not subject to prolonged extremes of hot or cold weather. - Microbiology(of a virus) existing in infected host cells but rarely causing lysis.
- Latin temperātus, past participle of temperāre to exercise restraint, control. See temper, -ate1
- Middle English temperat 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sober, dispassionate. See moderate.
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