Difference between Light and Temperate

What is the difference between Light and Temperate?

Light as a verb is to start (a fire). while Temperate as a verb is to render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.

Light

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To start (a fire). To illuminate. To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter To find by chance. To alight.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Carrying little.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The natural medium emanating from the sun and other very hot sources (now recognised as electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength of 400-750 nm), within which vision is possible. A source of illumination. Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information. Facts. pieces of information; ideas, concepts. A notable person within a specific field or discipline. A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded. A flame or something used to create fire. A window, or space for a window in architecture The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic. A stone that is not thrown hard enough.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: having light pale in colour served with extra milk or cream Of low weight; not heavy. Lightly-built; designed for speed or small loads. Gentle; having little force or momentum. Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc. Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance. Unchaste, wanton.

Example sentence: It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

Temperate

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking.Proceeding from temperance.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.

Example sentence: God made and governs the world invisibly, and has commanded us to love and worship him and no other God; to honor our parents and masters, and love our neighbours as ourselves; and to be temperate, just, and peaceable, and to be merciful even to brute beasts.

We hope you now know whether to use Light or Temperate in your sentence.

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