temperate - Dictionary definition and meaning for word temperate
Temper+ate= which means he dosen't have a temper , that is he is self-controlled and is not extreme in behavior.
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The temperate zone bw the hot tropics and cold polar has moderate climate.
Think of the word TEMPERATURE. If temperatue is mild at some place, that place might be called a temperate zone
Temperate and Tolerant are rhyming words and they both mean, someone or something that is moderate or self-restrained.
temperate=temper+ate...if one ate their own temper..so he has no temper to exhibit..so he is not extreme in behaviour..@maha