To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.
To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.
To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.
To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
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
To supply with a moderator (substance that decreases the speed of neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increases likelihood of fission).
Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.
Average priced; standard-deal
more than mild, less than severe
Mediocre
Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle.
Not excessive; acting in moderation
One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.
One of a party in Scottish Church history dominant in the 18th century, lax in doctrine and discipline, but intolerant of evangelicalism and popular rights. It caused the secessions of 1733 and 1761, and its final resultant was the Disruption of 1843.