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- DictionaryMit·i·gate/ˈmidəˌɡāt/
verb
- 1. make less severe, serious, or painful: "he wanted to mitigate misery in the world"
The meaning of mitigate is straightforward enough: to make something—such as a problem, symptom, or punishment—less harsh or severe. Sometimes, however, mitigate appears where the similar-looking militate is expected.
to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate. to make less severe: to mitigate a punishment. to reduce the risk or impact of harmful conditions or events: To mitigate flood damage, new building regulations are being developed.
to make something less severe or less unpleasant: Getting a lot of sleep and drinking plenty of fluids can mitigate the effects of the flu.
to make something less severe or less unpleasant: Getting a lot of sleep and drinking plenty of fluids can mitigate the effects of the flu.
Choose the verb mitigate when something lessens the unpleasantness of a situation. You can mitigate your parents' anger by telling them you were late to dinner because you were helping your elderly neighbor.
1. to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate. 2. to make less severe. to mitigate a punishment. 3. to make (a person, one's state of mind, disposition, etc.) milder or more gentle; mollify; appease. intransitive verb. 4.
mitigate. verb. /ˈmɪt̮əˌɡeɪt/. mitigate something (formal) Verb Forms. to make something less harmful, serious, etc. synonym alleviate action to mitigate poverty Soil erosion was mitigated by the planting of trees.
to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate. 2. to make less severe. to mitigate a punishment. 3. to make (a person, one's state of mind, disposition, etc.) milder or more gentle; mollify; appease. intransitive verb. 4. to become milder; lessen in severity.
Britannica Dictionary definition of MITIGATE. [+ object] formal. : to make (something) less severe, harmful, or painful. Emergency funds are being provided to help mitigate the effects of the disaster. mitigate a punishment. medicines used to mitigate a patient's suffering. — see also unmitigated.
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