mitigate

ˈmɪtɪˌɡeɪt

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Conjugation

Definition of mitigate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

lessen intensitymake less severe, serious, or painful

They took measures to mitigate the environmental impact..

alleviate

reduce

reduce severitylessen the gravity of an offense or mistake

He tried to mitigate the offense by apologizing immediately..

alleviate

diminish

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Expressions with mitigate

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mitigate the effects of

make certain results less harmful or less difficult to handle

New policies aim to mitigate the effects of climate change.

Origin of mitigate

Latin, mitigare (to soften)

Terms with mitigate included in their meaning

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emergency response

disaster management

coordinated efforts to manage and mitigate emergencies

reinsurance

insurance concept

insurance purchased by an insurance company from another to mitigate risk

extenuate

mitigate offense

make an offense seem less serious

reach-around

gesture

thoughtful gesture to win favor or mitigate unfairness

unhedgeable

adj.

unavoidable

impossible to avoid or mitigate

Examples of mitigate in a sentence

Efforts were made to mitigate the damage caused by the storm.
The lawyer's job was to mitigate the client's sentence.
They implemented new policies to mitigate the risks.

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French:atténuer, modérer, ...
German:mildern, abschwächen, ...
Italian:alleviare, mitigare, ...
Spanish:aliviar, atenuar, ...
Portuguese:atenuar, ...
Chinese:减轻, 缓和, ...
Japanese:軽減する, ...
Arabic:خَفَّفَ, ...
Hebrew:לְמַתֵּן, לְהָקֵל עַל, ...
Russian:смягчить, ...
Ukrainian:пом'якшити, ...
Hindi:कम करना, ...
Bengali:কমানো, হ্রাস করা, ...
Catalan:mitigar, alleugerir, ...
Czech:zmírnit, polehčit, ...
Danish:afbøde, formindske, ...
Dutch:verzachten, verlichten, ...
Greek:μετριάζω, ...
Hungarian:enyhíteni, menteni, ...
Khmer:កាត់បន្ថយ, បន្ថយ, ...
Korean:완화하다, ...
Persian:کاهش دادن, تخفیف دادن, ...
Polish:łagodzić, ...
Portuguese (BR):atenuar, ...
Romanian:a reduce, ...
Swedish:mildra, förmildra, ...
Thai:บรรเทา, ลดความรุนแรง, ...
Turkish:hafifletmek, ...
Vietnamese:giảm nhẹ, ...

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