mitigate

mitigate Definition

miti·gate (mit′ə gāt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·gat′ed, -·gat′·ing

to make or become milder, less severe, less rigorous, or less painful; moderate
Etymology: < confusion with militate
to operate or work (against): generally considered a loose or erroneous usage

Etymology: ME mitigaten < L mitigatus, pp. of mitigare, to make mild, soft, or tender < mitis, soft (see mignon) + agere, to drive: see act

mitigate Related Forms

mit′i·gable (-i gə bəl) adjective mit′i·ga′·tion noun mit′i·ga′·tive adjective mit′i·ga′·tor noun mit′i·ga·to′ry (-gə tôr′ē) adjective

mitigate Synonyms

alleviate, lessen, moderate; see decrease 1, relieve 2. See syn. study at relieve.

mitigate Usage Examples

Subject

control: Although this has been mitigated by extensive drainage control works in and around the town.

Object

impact: The important thing here is to mitigate any negative impact on your network.
risk: Can you do anything to mitigate the risk from another's business?
effect: Nor did these policies mitigate the effects of the impact of work stresses on family life.
consequence: The final effects of lobbying to mitigate the likely consequences for churches is still awaited.
vulnerability: Microsoft has released software that can be used to mitigate a critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer.
warming: Large-scale " offset " plantations, instead of mitigating global warming, could even make it worse.

Preposition: against

impact: We have been advising university clients on measures they can take to mitigate against the potential impact of the Enterprise Act.
risk: The valuation accuracy performance indicator may mitigate against this risk to some extent by placing a limit on the acceptable level of variance.
effect: The Bulgarian military contingent in the camp has offered to help make improvements to mitigate against effects of flooding.
development: Traditional approaches may mitigate against the development of critical thinking skills.

Noun phrase with adjective complement

such: New and enhanced features will be developed to mitigate problems such as the re-circulation of pollutants, bacteria and viruses.

Modifying Another Word

satisfactorily: In circumstances where it is not possible to satisfactorily mitigate adverse effects, approval or financial support should not be given.
adequately: Consider the impact on an organization if it does not adequately mitigate risks.
somewhat: Parity as an issue was also somewhat mitigated by having list members.
thereby: They increase soil moisture content and help to recharge groundwater, thereby mitigating problems of low river flows.
substantially: This therefore mitigates substantially the risk that the funder is taking in granting the loan.
partly: Back to top Online information Some of the above problems are partly mitigated by online databases.

Used with why or when

what: Did we become reluctantly involved to mitigate what we felt would otherwise be an inappropriate form of external regulation?

Preposition: by

control: Although this has been mitigated by extensive drainage control works in and around the town.

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