Princeton's WordNet(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. extenuate, palliate, mitigate(verb)

   lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

   "The circumstances extenuate the crime"

2. mitigate(verb)

   make less severe or harsh

   "mitigating circumstances"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. mitigate(Verb)

   To reduce, lessen, or decrease.

2. mitigate(Verb)

   To downplay.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Mitigate(verb)

   to make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful, etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish; to lessen; as, to mitigate heat or cold; to mitigate grief

2. Mitigate(verb)

   to make mild and accessible; to mollify; -- applied to persons

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Mitigate

   mit′i-gāt, v.t. to make more easily borne: to lessen the severity of: to temper: to reduce in amount (as evil).—adjs. Mit′igable, that can be mitigated; Mit′igant, mitigating.—n. Mitigā′tion, act of mitigating: alleviation: abatement.—adjs. Mit′igative, Mit′igatory, tending to mitigate: soothing.—n. Mit′igator, one who mitigates. [L. mitigāre, -atum—mitis, mild.]

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mitigate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mitigate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Vedprakash Mishra:

   We don’t compromise and mitigate on the requirements.

2. Ben Reed:

   We have the technologies to mitigate any potential threats.

3. Bruce Thomson:

   So that will mitigate some of the effects of the contamination.

4. Sergei Skripal:

   There is a real commitment to work together to mitigate those risks and deter them.

5. Amarullah Saleh:

   We don't have mechanisms in place to mitigate the breach of ceasefire by the Taliban.

Images & Illustrations of Mitigate

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• snížit, zmírnitCzech
• mildernGerman
• mitigarSpanish
• کاهشPersian
• lieventää, helpottaaFinnish
• réduire, atténuerFrench
• csökkentHungarian
• למתןHebrew
• avbøte, formilde, lindreNorwegian
• mitigeren, verzachtenDutch
• złagodzić, zminimalizować, zmniejszyćPolish
• mitigarPortuguese
• lindra, mildraSwedish
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• làm dịu bớtVietnamese