harass vs moderate

harass

verb
  • To put excessive burdens upon (someone); to subject (someone) to anxieties. 

  • To persistently bother (someone, or a group of people) physically or psychologically when such behaviour is illegal and/or unwanted, especially over an extended period. 

  • To annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester. 

  • To trouble (someone, or a group of people) through repeated military-style attacks. 

moderate

verb
  • To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise 

  • To become less excessive 

  • To reduce the excessiveness of (something) 

  • To preside over (something) as a moderator 

  • To supply with a moderator (substance that decreases the speed of neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increases likelihood of fission). 

noun
  • 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. 

adj
  • 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 

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