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to mitigate
01
to lessen something's seriousness, severity, or painfulness
Transitive: to mitigate a problematic situation
Grammatical Information
action verb
regular
present tense
mitigate
3rd person singular
mitigates
past simple
mitigated
past participle
mitigated
Examples
Planting more trees can mitigate the impact of climate change.
02
to make an offense or mistake seem less serious or severe by providing explanations or excuses
Transitive: to mitigate an offense or mistake
Examples
The defendant 's remorse and cooperation with authorities helped mitigate the seriousness of his crime.
Lexical Tree
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mitigation
mitigative
mitigate
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