mitigate
to make less severe, painful, or harmful
Word origin: From Latin mitis, soft or mild, and agere, to make.
Mitigate in a sentence
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Planting trees can mitigate the worst effects of urban heat.
Planting mangroves along the coast helped mitigate the storm surges that had repeatedly flooded the village.
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Verbal · Text Completion
The committee's report was praised for its candor, yet its central recommendation was so blank that administrators could cite it to justify nearly any policy they had already resolved to pursue.
Using “mitigate” well
Mitigate means to make something less severe or harmful, applied to pain, damage, or punishment. Do not confuse it with militate, which means to have a strong influence, usually against something.
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