moderar

Moderar is a Swedish verb meaning to moderate, regulate, or temper. It is used for actions that keep something within defined limits or guide a process in a controlled way. Common senses include moderating a debate or panel, moderating a discussion to maintain civility, and moderating quantities or intensity, such as prices or risk. In online contexts, moderating can also mean supervising content by removing or restricting posts to keep a conversation constructive.

Etymology: Moderera comes from the French moderer, which in turn derives from Latin moderari, meaning to govern or regulate. The word has cognates in other languages, including English moderate. In Swedish, moderera has been in use since early modern Swedish.

Usage examples: Programledaren modererar panelen. Inom digital kommunikation modererar man kommentarer eller innehåll för att ta bort olämpliga inlägg och hålla diskussionen på en konstruktiv nivå. Moderering kan också innebära att balansera olika åsikter eller att bromsa en utveckling som riskerar eskalering.

Grammatical forms and related terms: Infinitiv moderera; presens modererar; preteritum modererade; supinum modererat. Perfekt particip är modererat. Relaterade ord inkluderar moderator (den som leder en debatt) och moderering (processen att moderera).