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- Dictionarymitigating/ˈmɪtɪɡeɪtɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. having the effect of making something bad less severe, serious, or painful: "it should have a mitigating effect on the frequency of minor flooding events"
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MITIGATED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of mitigate 2. to make something less harmful, unpleasant, or…. Learn more.
mitigate: [verb] to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify.
MITIGATE definition: 1. to make something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad: 2. to make something less harmful…. Learn more.
MITIGATE meaning: 1. to make something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad: 2. to make something less harmful…. Learn more.
Mitigate definition: to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate. . See examples of MITIGATE used in a sentence.
To make or become less severe or harsh; moderate.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
mitigated: 1 adj made less severe or intense “he gladly accepted the mitigated penalty” Synonyms: alleviated , eased , relieved (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear lessened decreased in severity; made less harsh quenched , satisfied , slaked allayed Antonyms: unmitigated not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used ...
Usage Note: Mitigate, meaning "to make less severe, alleviate" is sometimes used where militate, which means "to cause a change," might be expected. The confusion arises when the subject of mitigate is an impersonal factor or influence, and the verb is followed by the preposition against, so the meaning of the phrase is something like "to be a powerful factor against" or "to hinder or prevent ...
mitigate: 1 v lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of Synonyms: extenuate , palliate Type of: apologise , apologize , excuse , justify , rationalise , rationalize defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning v make less severe or harsh “ mitigating circumstances” Types: lighten , relieve alleviate or remove ...
mitigate something to make something less harmful, serious, etc. synonym alleviate. action to mitigate poverty; Soil erosion was mitigated by the planting of trees.
