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Mitigate is defined as to make something less severe, less harsh or less painful.

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An example of mitigate is to reduce a prison sentence.

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transitive verb, intransitive verb mitigated, mitigating

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

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

Related Forms:

mitigable adjective
mitigation noun
mitigative adjective
mitigator noun
mitigatory adjective

See mitigate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb mit·i·gat·ed, mit·i·gat·ing, mit·i·gates

verb, transitive

To moderate (a quality or condition) in force or intensity; alleviate. See Synonyms at relieve.

verb, intransitive

To become milder.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English mitigaten

Origin: , from Latin mītigāre, mītigāt-

Origin: : mītis, soft

Origin: + agere, to drive, do; see act

Related Forms:

mitˈi·ga·ble (-gə-bəl) adjective

mitˌi·gaˈtion noun

mitˈi·gaˌtive, mitˈi·ga·toˌry (-gə-tôrˌē, -tōrˌē) adjective

mitˈi·gaˌtor noun

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