Moderate
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Not excessive; acting in moderation Mediocre Average priced; standard-deal (US politics) Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: One who holds an intermediate position between the extremes relevant in a political context Similar middle-grounder in any other context.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To reduce the excessiveness of (something) To become less excessive To preside over (something) as a moderator To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise
Example sentence: Extreme positions are not succeeded by moderate ones, but by contrary extreme positions.
Chasten
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make chaste; to purify.To punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement; to discipline.To render humble or restrained.