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mitigate

/ mitigate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make less severe or harsh
"mitigating circumstances"
Type of:
decrease lessen minify
Kinds of:
relieve
Derived:
extenuation mitigation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
"The circumstances extenuate the crime"
Type of:
apologize apologise excuse
Derived:
extenuation mitigation palliation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Domain:
law jurisprudence
Semantic Complexity
38%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
2
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decrease lessen minify relieve apologize apologise excuse