Definition of mitigate Mitigate
/mɪˈtʌgejˌt/ - [mitugeyt] - mit•i•gate
We found 9 definitions of mitigate from 6 different sources.
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What does mitigate mean?
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| mitigate - make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances" | ||
| minify, decrease, lessen decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | ||
| lighten, relieve become lighter; "The room lightened up" | ||
| mitigate - lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime" | ||
| extenuate, palliate | ||
| apologise, apologize, justify, rationalise, rationalize, excuse acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing; "I apologized for being late"; "He apologized for the many typoes" | ||
| jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- mitigate (v. t.)
To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful, etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish; to lessen; as, to mitigate heat or cold; to mitigate grief. - mitigate (v. t.)
To make mild and accessible; to mollify; -- applied to persons.
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mitigate
To lessen the intensity of a situation.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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mitigate
To diminish the severity of; as, to mitigate punishment; to reduce in amount of severity, as a penalty. See APPENDIX, ARTICLES OF WAR, 112.
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🔤- mitigate, verb, present, 1st person singular of mitigate (infinitive).
- mitigate, verb (infinitive).
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