vt proceeding from temperance.
2. temperate ·vt moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.
3. temperate ·vt not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language.
4. temperate ·vt moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking.
5. temperate ·vt to render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.