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mitigate
[mit-i-geyt]
verb (used with object)
to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
to make less severe.
to mitigate a punishment.
to reduce the risk or impact of harmful conditions or events.
To mitigate flood damage, new building regulations are being developed.
to make (a person, one's state of mind, disposition, etc.) milder or more gentle; mollify; appease.
Environmental Science.to restore or recreate (a habitat) in order to make up for losses due to development or agriculture.
No one has tried anything on this scale before to mitigate the grasslands bird habitat.
verb (used without object)
to become milder; lessen in severity.
mitigate
/ ˈmɪtɪɡəbəl, ˈmɪtɪˌɡeɪt /
verb
to make or become less severe or harsh; moderate
Usage
Confusables Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- mitigable adjective
- mitigation noun
- mitigator noun
- overmitigate verb
- unmitigable adjective
- ˌپˈپDz noun
- ˈپˌپ adjective
- ˈپˌٴǰ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mitigate1
Example Sentences
That I’m making things worse and that I’m giving notes to people that are detrimental rather than exciting, and that I’m mitigating my own risks rather than trying to bolster creative swings.
Workers planted 285,000 trees to mitigate its significant environmental impact and creatures including bats, dormice and great crested newts have also been moved.
Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes said the government had "engaged extensively" with the company in recent weeks in an attempt to mitigate the need for redundancies.
He may offer up the mitigating circumstances as he made 10 changes from the 1-0 World Cup qualifying win against Andorra, plus this was a friendly at the end of a long season.
Some of that has been to mitigate decisions taken on welfare by the Westminster government.
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