Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt/
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ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt
Verb
To reduce, lessen, or decrease and thereby to make less severe or easier to bear.
Usage- Transitive
- of problems or flaws
- Examples
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Measures are pursuing to prevent or mitigate the usual consequences of such outrages, and with the hope of their succeeding at least to avert general hostility.
But in yielding to it the retaliation has been mitigated as much as possible, both in its extent and in its character...
More examples (5)
Then they tell us that vaccination will mitigate the disease that it will make it milder.
Then I discovered the brilliance of the landscape around was mitigated by blue spectacles.
The plague had not been kind to him, yet had left him this small furry thing to mitigate his sorrow; and when one is very young, one can find great relief in the lively antics of a black kitten.
This highly-aggressive approach had results, but briefly caused a major uproar in parts of the United States, which was mitigated by the Webster–Ashburton Treaty in 1842, which formalised the U.S. Navy's contribution to the antislavery efforts.
But then crashworthiness is not about preventing accidents, but about mitigating their consequences.
To downplay.
Usage- Transitive
To give force or effect toward preventing a problem.
Usage- Intransitive
- proscribed
- Synonyms
- Examples
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We've mitigated against the chance of flooding.
Adjective
Mitigated, alleviated.
Usage- Obsolete
Verb
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
- Broader terms
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The circumstances extenuate the crime
to temper
- Examples
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mitigating circumstances