MITIGATE
Dictionary entry overview: What does mitigate mean?
• MITIGATE (verb)
The verb MITIGATE has 2 senses:
1. lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
2. make less severe or harsh
Familiarity information: MITIGATE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MITIGATE (verb)
Meaning:
Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
extenuate; mitigate; palliate
Context example:
The circumstances extenuate the crime
Hypernyms (to "mitigate" is one way to...):
apologise; apologize; excuse; justify; rationalise; rationalize (defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Make less severe or harsh
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
mitigating circumstances
Hypernyms (to "mitigate" is one way to...):
decrease; lessen; minify (make smaller)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mitigate"):
lighten; relieve (alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
