Definition of temperate

• v. t. - Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.
• v. t. - Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language.
• v. t. - Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking.
• v. t. - Proceeding from temperance.
• v. t. - To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.