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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.
Mitigate definition: to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate. . See examples of MITIGATE used in a sentence.
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 something to make something less harmful, serious, etc. synonym alleviate. action to mitigate poverty; Soil erosion was mitigated by the planting of trees.
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 mitigate something means to make it less unpleasant, serious, or painful. ...ways of mitigating the effects of an explosion. American English : mitigate / ˈmɪtɪgeɪt /
1. To take measures to moderate or alleviate (something). 2. To be a strong factor against (someone or something); hinder or prevent. [Middle English mitigaten, from Latin mītigāre, mītigāt- : mītis, soft + agere, to drive, do; see act.] mit′i·ga·ble(-gə-bəl) adj. mit′i·ga′tion n. mit′i·ga′tive, mit′i·ga·to′ry(-gə-tôr′ē) adj. mit′i·ga′tor n.
Mitigate definition: To make less severe or intense; moderate or alleviate.
MITIGATE meaning: to make (something) less severe, harmful, or painful.
