ALL meanings of mitigate
mit·i·gate
M m - verb with object mitigate to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate. 1
- verb with object mitigate to make less severe: to mitigate a punishment. 1
- verb with object mitigate to make (a person, one's state of mind, disposition, etc.) milder or more gentle; mollify; appease. 1
- verb without object mitigate to become milder; lessen in severity. 1
- noun mitigate Make less severe, serious, or painful. 1
- noun mitigate Mitigate, whose central meaning is “to lessen” or “to make less severe,” is sometimes confused with militate, which means “to have effect or influence; weigh on.” This mix-up often occurs in the use of the phrase mitigate against, as follows: This criticism in no way mitigates (read militates) against your going ahead with your research. Although this use of mitigate occasionally occurs in edited writing, it is rare and is widely regarded as an error. 1
- transitive verb mitigate lessen harm done 1
- intransitive verb mitigate become less severe 1
- verb mitigate To mitigate something means to make it less unpleasant, serious, or painful. 0
- verb mitigate to make or become less severe or harsh; moderate 0
- verb transitive mitigate to make or become milder, less severe, less rigorous, or less painful; moderate 0
- verb transitive mitigate to operate or work (against) 0