Meanings
verbovermoderate (third-person singular simple present overmoderates, present participle overmoderating, simple past and past participle overmoderated)
present singular third person overmoderates · participle present overmoderating · participle past overmoderated · past overmoderated
- ambitransitiveTo moderate excessively.
But as conservatives have claimed that social media companies are biased against them and overmoderate their political views, Republican lawmakers have increasingly pushed to modify the statute.
2020 May 28, Maggie Haberman, Kate Conger, “Trump Prepares Order to Limit Social Media Companies’ Protections”, in The New York Times
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overmoderate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overmoderate
MLA
“overmoderate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overmoderate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overmoderate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overmoderate.
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