mitigate

UK /ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ US /ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt/

verb 3adj 1

Definitions

verb

To reduce, lessen, or decrease and thereby to make less severe or easier to bear.

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...

To downplay.

To give force or effect toward preventing a problem.

We've mitigated against the chance of flooding.

adj

Mitigated, alleviated.

Collocations

ADJ.

done, friendly, kind, natural, next, usual

VERB + MITIGATE

control, help, helping, needs, predict, prevent, sink, take

MITIGATE + NOUN

consequences, crisis, desertification, disasters, disease, fury, problem, vulnerabilities

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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.

Wiktionary

But in yielding to it the retaliation has been mitigated as much as possible, both in its extent and in its character...

Wiktionary

Then they tell us that vaccination will mitigate the disease that it will make it milder.

Wiktionary

Reducing deforestation is one way to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Tatoeba · #5250661

Friendly words will mitigate their fury.

Tatoeba · #6907604

I don't know whether we can fix the problem, but we can mitigate its effects.

Tatoeba · #8657746

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, mitigate is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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