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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.
1. : to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify. aggressiveness may be mitigated or … channeled Ashley Montagu. 2. a. : to make less severe or painful : alleviate. mitigate a patient's suffering. b. : extenuate. attempted to mitigate the offense. mitigative. ˈmi-tə-ˌgā-tiv. adjective. mitigator. ˈmi-tə-ˌgā-tər. noun. mitigatory.
Aug 12, 2015 · to make something less severe or less unpleasant: Getting a lot of sleep and drinking plenty of fluids can mitigate the effects of the flu.
to make something less severe or less unpleasant: Getting a lot of sleep and drinking plenty of fluids can mitigate the effects of the flu.
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.
Use the adjective mitigated to describe something that's been made less serious. If your friend gets a serious case of food poisoning, news of her mitigated symptoms will make you feel relieved. When something has lessened in intensity or seriousness, you can call it mitigated.
1. To make less severe or intense; moderate or alleviate. See Synonyms at relieve. 2. To make alterations to (land) to make it less polluted or more hospitable to wildlife. Phrasal Verb: mitigate against Usage Problem. 1. To take measures to moderate or alleviate (something). 2.
verb. To mitigate something means to make it less unpleasant, serious, or painful. [formal] ...ways of mitigating the effects of an explosion. [VERB noun] The cost of getting there is mitigated by Sydney's offer of a subsidy. [VERB noun] Synonyms: ease, moderate, soften, check More Synonyms of mitigate.
Definition of mitigate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
/ˌmɪdəˈgeɪt/ /ˈmɪtigeɪt/ IPA guide. Other forms: mitigated; mitigating; mitigates. Choose the verb mitigate when something lessens the unpleasantness of a situation. You can mitigate your parents' anger by telling them you were late to dinner because you were helping your elderly neighbor.
