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- Dictionarymitigate/ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt/
verb
- 1. make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful: "drainage schemes have helped to mitigate this problem"
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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 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.
Mitigate definition: to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate. . See examples of MITIGATE used in a sentence.
To mitigate something means to make it less unpleasant, serious, or painful. ...ways of mitigating the effects of an explosion. American English : mitigate / ˈmɪtɪgeɪt /
mitigate something to make something less harmful, serious, etc. synonym alleviate. action to mitigate poverty; Soil erosion was mitigated by the planting of trees.
/ˌmɪdəˈgeɪt/ /ˈmɪtigeɪt/ IPA guide. Other forms: mitigated; mitigating; mitigates. 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.
