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temperate

/หˆtษ›mpษ™ษนษ™t/
B2 ยท Upper Int.โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†โ˜†
verb

Simple Meaning

having weather that is not too hot and not too cold; mild.

When to Use

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Upper Intermediate โ€” fluent in familiar topics

Examples in Conversation

โ€œThe city has a temperate climate, so it rarely snows or gets extremely hot.โ€

โ€œTemperate forests have four distinct seasons.โ€

โ–ถFull Definition

To render temperate; to moderate

Related Words

Synonyms:
mildmoderatebalanced
Antonyms:
extremetropical
Word Family:
temperatelytemperancetemperature