Definitions for mitigate
ˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪtmit·i·gate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. extenuate, palliate, mitigateverb

   lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

   "The circumstances extenuate the crime"

2. mitigateverb

   make less severe or harsh

   "mitigating circumstances"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mitigateverb

   To reduce, lessen, or decrease.

2. mitigateverb

   To downplay.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Mitigateverb

   Etymology: mitigo, Lat. mitiger, Fr.

   1. To soften; to make less rigorous.

   We could greatly wish, that the rigour of their opinion were allayed and mitigated. Richard Hooker, b. v.

   2. To alleviate; to make mild; to assuage.

   Mishaps are master’d by advice discreet,
   And counsel mitigates the greatest smart. Fairy Queen.

   All it can do is, to devise how that which must be endured may be mitigated, and the inconveniences thereof countervailed as near as may be, that, when the best things are not possible, the best may be made of those that are. Richard Hooker.

   3. To mollify; to make less severe.

   I undertook
   Before thee: and, not repenting, this obtain
   Of right, that I may mitigate their doom,
   On me deriv’d. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. x.

   4. To cool; to moderate.

   A man has frequent opportunity of mitigating the fierceness of a party, of softening the envious, quieting the angry, and rectifying the prejudiced. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mitigate

   Mitigate means to make something less severe, serious, or painful; to lessen or alleviate the negative effects or impact of something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Mitigateverb

   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

2. Mitigateverb

   to make mild and accessible; to mollify; -- applied to persons

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Mitigate

   mit′i-gāt, v.t. to make more easily borne: to lessen the severity of: to temper: to reduce in amount (as evil).—adjs. Mit′igable, that can be mitigated; Mit′igant, mitigating.—n. Mitigā′tion, act of mitigating: alleviation: abatement.—adjs. Mit′igative, Mit′igatory, tending to mitigate: soothing.—n. Mit′igator, one who mitigates. [L. mitigāre, -atum—mitis, mild.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

Matched Categories

1. • Apologize
   • Law
   • Lessen

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mitigate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mitigate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of mitigate in a Sentence

1. Iran Dempsey:

   Now that there's a negotiated agreement, my job is to ... collaborate with allies in the Gulf and Israel to ... increase our vigilance for the other activities and then to work with them to mitigate the threat that would be posed if [the Iranians] choose to use this revenue for malign purposes.

2. Boonrak Yodpetch:

   [ The Prime Minister ] has ordered the Ministry of Education to consider closing the schools in order to mitigate the health effect.

3. Johanna Olson-Kennedy:

   It’s about changing the cultural paradigm so we can do whatever we can to mitigate those challenges.

4. John Carmack:

   I don't buy into the precautionary principle idea where it's like, if there's a chance of something going wrong we should take mitigation measures for it, if there's demonstrated harm, then yes, we should try to mitigate the harm and balance it against the value that's created... but I think generally the right thing to do is to wait until harm actually manifests.

5. Ian Wilson:

   Banning the FPI will do little to mitigate the factors that have driven its popularity as a social phenomenon, and is likely to ‘radicalise’ some members and sympathisers.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mitigate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mitigate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=mitigate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mitigate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=mitigate
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html