mitigate

verb
UK: /ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt/
US: /ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt/

  1. To make something less harmful, serious, or painful.

    1. The doctor gave him medicine to mitigate the pain.
    2. Good information online can help mitigate the risks associated with online dating services.

  2. To reduce the severity of something.

    1. We need to mitigate climate change with action now.
    2. Planting trees and creating shade can mitigate the effects of extreme sunlight in the city center.

Synonyms

alleviate reduce lessen ease relieve diminish weaken appease soften abate
mitigate noun

  1. Lessening of punishment or damage.

    1. The judge considered mitigation before sentencing.
    2. The defence lawyer pleaded mitigation, citing the defendant's difficult childhood as a factor.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "mitigate" in English means: To make something less harmful, serious, or painful., To reduce the severity of something..

The phonetic transcription of "mitigate" is /ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt/ in British English and /ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "mitigate": alleviate, reduce, lessen, ease, relieve, diminish, weaken, appease, soften, abate.

Example usage of "mitigate": "The doctor gave him medicine to mitigate the pain.". More examples on the page.