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mitigate
Definitions
[ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful
(e.g: drainage schemes have helped to mitigate this problem)
Phrases:
Origin
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late Middle English: from Latin mitigat- ‘softened, alleviated’, from the verb mitigare, from mitis ‘mild’
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