Origin: Latin suffix -ate
Temperate has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
To render temperate; to moderate
"The cooling breeze helped temperate his anger before he could say anything regrettable."
(of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
"a temperate region"
"the temperate zones"
"temperate plants"
not extreme in behavior
"temperate in his habits"
"a temperate response to an insult"
"temperate in his eating and drinking"
Moderate; not excessive
"The chef added just a temperate amount of salt to the soup so it wouldn't overpower the vegetables."