mitigate

mitigate
Synonyms and related words:
abate, accommodate, adapt, adjust, adjust to, allay, alleviate, allow for, alter, ameliorate, anesthetize, appease, assuage, attemper, attenuate, bank the fire, bate, be changed, be converted into, be renewed, benumb, better, blunt, bottom out, box in, break, break up, calm, change, chasten, checker, chop, chop and change, circumscribe, color, come about, come around, come round, condition, constrain, control, convert, cramp, cripple, cushion, damp, dampen, de-emphasize, deaden, deaden the pain, debilitate, decrease, deform, degenerate, denature, deteriorate, deviate, devitalize, dilute, diminish, diverge, diversify, downplay, dull, ease, ease matters, ease off, ease up, enervate, enfeeble, eviscerate, exhaust, extenuate, fit, flop, foment, give relief, gloss over, gruel, haul around, hedge, hedge about, ignore, improve, jibe, keep within bounds, lay, lay low, leaven, lenify, lessen, let down, let up, let up on, lighten, limit, loose, loosen, lull, make allowance for, meliorate, mince, moderate, modify, modulate, mollify, mutate, narrow, numb, obtund, overthrow, pad, palliate, placate, play down, poultice, pour balm into, pour oil on, qualify, rattle, re-create, realign, rebuild, reconstruct, redesign, reduce, reduce the temperature, refit, reform, regulate by, relax, relieve, remake, remit, renew, reshape, restrain, restrict, restructure, revamp, revive, ring the changes, salve, sap, season, set conditions, set limits, shake, shake up, shift, shift the scene, shuffle the cards, slack, slack off, slack up, slacken, slake, slow down, slur over, smother, sober, sober down, soft-pedal, soften, soften up, soothe, stifle, still, stupe, subdue, subvert, suppress, swerve, tack, take a turn, tame, temper, tone down, tune down, turn, turn aside, turn into, turn the corner, turn the scale, turn the tables, turn the tide, turn upside down, unbend, unbrace, undergo a change, undermine, underplay, unman, unnerve, unstrain, unstrengthen, unstring, varnish, vary, veer, warp, water down, weaken, whitewash, work a change, worsen

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  • mitigate — mit·i·gate / mi tə ˌgāt/ vb gat·ed, gat·ing vt: to lessen or minimize the severity of what actions the State took to mitigate the hazardous conditions Estate of Arrowwood v. State, 894 P.2d 642 (1995) factors that mitigate the crime see also… …   Law dictionary

  • mitigate — UK US /ˈmɪtɪgeɪt/ verb [T] FORMAL ► to make something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad: »technologies that can mitigate global warming mitigate damage/risk »The company was criticized for failing to mitigate risks at the plant. mitigate the… …   Financial and business terms

  • Mitigate — Mit i*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mitigated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mitigating}.] [L. mitigatus, p. p. of mitigare to soften, mitigate; mitis mild, soft + the root of agere to do, drive.] 1. To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful, etc.; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mitigate — ► VERB 1) make less severe, serious, or painful. 2) (mitigating) (of a fact or circumstance) lessening the gravity or culpability of an action. DERIVATIVES mitigation noun. USAGE The words mitigate and militate are often confused …   English terms dictionary

  • mitigate — (v.) early 15c., relieve (pain), from L. mitigatus, pp. of mitigare soften, make tender, ripen, mellow, tame, figuratively, make mild or gentle, pacify, soothe, ultimately from mitis gentle, soft (from PIE *mei mild ) + root of agere do, make,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • mitigate — allay, *relieve, alleviate, lighten, assuage Analogous words: temper, *moderate: abate, reduce, lessen, diminish, *decrease: *palliate, extenuate Antonyms: intensify Contrasted words: aggravate, heighten, enhance (see INTENSIFY): * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • mitigate — [v] check, diminish, lighten abate, allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, blunt, calm, come together, cool*, dull, ease, extenuate, lessen, meet halfway*, moderate, modify, mollify, pacify, palliate, placate, quiet, reduce, relieve, remit, soften,… …   New thesaurus

  • mitigate — [mit′ə gāt΄] vt., vi. mitigated, mitigating [ME mitigaten < L mitigatus, pp. of mitigare, to make mild, soft, or tender < mitis, soft (see MIGNON) + agere, to drive: see ACT1] 1. to make or become milder, less severe, less rigorous, or less …   English World dictionary

  • mitigate — militate, mitigate The two words are sometimes confused (usually mitigate is used for militate) because both meanings are connected with having a reducing effect and their forms and rhythm are close. Mitigate is transitive (i.e. it takes an… …   Modern English usage

  • mitigate — mitigable /mit i geuh beuhl/, adj. mitigatedly, adv. mitigation, n. mitigative, mitigatory /mit i geuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. mitigator, n. /mit i gayt /, v., mitigated, mitigating. v.t …   Universalium

  • mitigate — v. (pompous) (d; intr.) to mitigate against ( to make difficult ) USAGE NOTE: Many consider the use of mitigate in place of militate to be substandard. * * * [ mɪtɪgeɪt] (pompous) (d; intr.) to mitigate against (USAGE NOTE: Many consider the use… …   Combinatory dictionary

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