Mitigate
To make something less severe, harmful, or harsh; to alleviate or reduce the impact of an adverse condition.
verbMitigate
To make something less severe, harmful, or harsh; to alleviate or reduce the impact of an adverse condition.
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Imagine This
We tied an old baseball mitt on the gate's barbed wire so that it made injury less severe.
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Sounds Like
MIT-uh-geyt
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Looks Like
MIT + I + GATE (visual breakdown of the word into components)
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Remember This
Mitigate is commonly used in risk, legal, medical, and policy contexts to reduce potential harm.
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Other Forms
mitigationnoun
mitigatedadjective
mitigatingverb
mitigatesverb
mitigatornoun
mitigativeadjective
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Connect With
alleviate, lessen, ease, palliate, ameliorate
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Note
Do not confuse with 'emigrate' or 'militate.' Mitigate means to lessen or reduce, not to move away or to advocate force. In writing, pair with nouns like risk, damage, or pain.