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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.
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.
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.
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.
The meaning of MITIGATION is the act of mitigating something or the state of being mitigated : the process or result of making something less severe, dangerous, painful, harsh, or damaging. How to use mitigation in a sentence.
mitigate something to make something less harmful, serious, etc. synonym alleviate. action to mitigate poverty; Soil erosion was mitigated by the planting of trees.
Definition of mitigate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "MITIGATE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
