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    mitigate
    /ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt/

    verb

    • 1. make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful: "drainage schemes have helped to mitigate this problem"

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  3. Mitigate means to make something less harsh or severe, such as a problem, symptom, or punishment. Learn the synonyms, usage, history, and examples of mitigate and its related words.

  4. Mitigate means to make something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad. Learn how to use this formal verb in different contexts, such as law, business, or health, and see related words and phrases.

  5. 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.

  6. Mitigate means to make something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad. Learn how to use this formal verb in different contexts, such as law, business, or weather, and find related words and phrases.

  7. 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.

  8. Mitigate means to make something less harmful, serious, etc. See examples, synonyms, pronunciation and word origin of mitigate in this online dictionary.

  9. Mitigate means to make or become less severe or harsh. Learn how to use this verb correctly, avoid confusion with militate, and find synonyms and related words.

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