MITIGATE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of mitigate is straightforward enough: to make something—such as a problem, symptom, or punishment—less harsh or severe Sometimes, however, mitigate appears where the similar-looking militate is expected
MITIGATE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Mitigate definition: to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate See examples of MITIGATE used in a sentence
Mitigate - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com 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
Mitigate - definition of mitigate by The Free Dictionary 1 to lessen in force or intensity; make less severe: to mitigate the harshness of a punishment 2 to make milder or more gentle; mollify 3 to become milder; lessen in severity mit`i•ga′tion, n mit′i•ga`tor, n usage: mitigate against (to weigh against) is widely regarded as an error
mitigate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (transitive, of problems or flaws) 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
mitigate - WordReference. com Dictionary of English Mitigate, whose central meaning is "to lessen'' or "make less severe,'' is sometimes confused with militate, "to have effect or influence,'' in the phrase mitigate against: This criticism in no way militates (not mitigates) against your going ahead with your research