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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.
1. To make less severe or intense; moderate or alleviate. See Synonyms at relieve. 2. To make alterations to (land) to make it less polluted or more hospitable to wildlife. Phrasal Verb: mitigate against Usage Problem. 1. To take measures to moderate or alleviate (something). 2.
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.
MITIGATE definition: to reduce the harmful effects of something. Learn more.
v.t. to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate. to make less severe: to mitigate a punishment. to make (a person, one's state of mind, disposition, etc.) milder or more gentle; mollify; appease. v.i. to become milder; lessen in severity.
