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retromoderate

retromoderate verb: to moderate (a newsgroup) by initially allowing all posts through and later issuing cancellations of those deemed unacceptable.

Verb

retromoderate (third-person singular simple present retromoderates, present participle retromoderating, simple past and past participle retromoderated)

  1. (Internet, transitive) To moderate (a newsgroup) by initially allowing all posts through and later issuing cancellations of those deemed unacceptable.
    Synonyms:
    retromod

Synonyms of retromoderate

Forms of retromoderate

third-person singular presentretromoderates
present participleretromoderating
past participleretromoderated
pastretromoderated

Origin of retromoderate

From retro- + moderate.

Questions about retromoderate

What does retromoderate mean?
Retromoderate means to moderate (a newsgroup) by initially allowing all posts through and later issuing cancellations of those deemed unacceptable.
What part of speech is retromoderate?
Retromoderate is a verb.
What is the past tense of retromoderate?
The past tense of retromoderate is retromoderated.

Words near retromoderate in the dictionary

  1. retromobility
  2. retromobilization
  3. retromod
  4. retromodded
  5. retromodding
  6. retromoderate
  7. retromoderated
  8. retromoderates
  9. retromoderating
  10. retromoderation
  11. retromoderator

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