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mit·i·gate
 mitigate
- pronunciation:
- mI
tih
geIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
mitigated, mitigates, mitigating |
| definition: |
to lessen the force or impact of.
The fact that the boys were trying to return what they'd stolen mitigated their punishment to some degree.- synonyms:
- abate, allay, moderate, modify, palliate, quell, temper
- antonyms:
- aggravate, intensify
- similar words:
- alleviate, appease, assuage, blunt, buff, buffer, diminish, lessen, lighten, mollify, reduce, relieve, soothe
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| related words: |
ameliorate, amend, commute, cool, deaden, decrease, ease, gloss, mince, qualify, quell, stay, tone down, weaken |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become less forceful or severe.
- synonyms:
- abate, diminish, ease up, moderate, subside
- similar words:
- decrease, lessen, let up, lighten, relent
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| related words: |
amend, cool, ease, moderate, relax, subside, temper |
| derivations: |
mitigatedly (adv.), mitigation (n.), mitigator (n.) |
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