MODERATING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does moderating mean? 

• MODERATING (adjective)
  The adjective MODERATING has 1 sense:

1. lessening in intensity or strength

  Familiarity information: MODERATING used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MODERATING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lessening in intensity or strength

Similar:

alleviative; alleviatory; lenitive; mitigative; mitigatory; palliative (moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear)

analgesic; analgetic; anodyne (capable of relieving pain)

tempering (moderating by making more temperate)

weakening (moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker)

Antonym:

intensifying (increasing in strength or intensity)

 Context examples 

It was only the moderating influence of the presence of large numbers of ladies which prevented an absolute riot.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The binding of selectins with their carbohydrate ligands also regulates adhesion of neutrophils with endothelial cells, with P- and L-selectins moderating initial interactions and E-selectin moderating subsequent interactions.

(Neutrophil Surface Molecule Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

The stiff breeze and heavy sea which had sprung up the previous afternoon had been moderating all morning, so that it was now possible to lower the boats for an afternoon’s hunt.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

The CD40 receptor was first associated with expression in B cells and the role it plays through its ligand CD40L (CD154) in moderating T cell activation.

(CD40L Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)