Mitigate definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

mitigate in American English · 1. to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate · 2. to make less severe. to mitigate a ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'mitigate'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× mitigate (mɪtɪgeɪt ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tensemitigates ,presentparticiplemitigating ,pasttense,pastparticiplemitigated verb Tomitigatesomethingmeanstomakeitlessunpleasant,serious,orpainful. [formal]...waysofmitigatingtheeffectsofanexplosion.[VERBnoun] ThecostofgettingthereismitigatedbySydney'sofferofasubsidy.[VERBnoun] Synonyms:ease,moderate,soften,check MoreSynonymsofmitigate COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof mitigate Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'mitigate' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'mitigate' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'libertycap' HindiTranslationof'mitigate' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency mitigateinBritishEnglish (ˈmɪtɪˌɡeɪt ) verbtomakeorbecomelesssevereorharsh;moderate ▶ USAGEMitigateissometimeswronglyusedwheremilitateismeant:hisbehaviourmilitates(notmitigates)againsthischancesofpromotionCollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsmitigable(ˈmɪtɪɡəbəl )adjective mitigation(ˌmitiˈgation)noun mitigative(ˈmitiˌgative)ormitigatory(ˈmitiˌgatory)adjective mitigator(ˈmitiˌgator)noun WordoriginC15:fromLatinmītigāre,frommītismild+ageretomake WordFrequency mitigateinAmericanEnglish (ˈmɪtəˌgeɪt ) verbtransitive,verbintransitiveWordforms:ˈmitiˌgatedorˈmitiˌgating1.  tomakeorbecomemilder,lesssevere,lessrigorous,orlesspainful;moderate 2.  tooperateorwork(against) generallyconsideredalooseorerroneoususage SIMILARWORDS: reˈlieve Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsmitigable(ˈmitigable)(ˈmɪtəɪgəbəl ) adjective mitigation(ˌmitiˈgation) noun mitigative(ˈmitiˌgative) adjective mitigator(ˈmitiˌgator) noun mitigatory(ˈmitigaˌtory)(ˈmɪtəgəˌtɔri ) adjective WordoriginMEmitigaten