Mitigate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

make less severe or harsh

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɪɾᵻɡˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɪtɪɡˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɪtɪɡˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈɪɾᵻɡˌeɪt/.

Examples

The circumstances extenuate the crime
mitigating circumstances

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

palliate extenuate

Parts of Speech

verb	lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of “The circumstances extenuate the crime”
verb	make less severe or harsh “mitigating circumstances”

Word Forms

extenuation	noun	a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
palliation	noun	to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
mitigative	adjective	moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
mitigatory	adjective	moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
mitigation	noun	a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
mitigable	adjective	capable of being alleviated

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

mildern

die Schwere oder das Ausmaß eines Schadens zu verringern oder zu versuchen, ihn zu verringern

🇫🇷French

atténuer

diminuer ou tenter de diminuer la gravité ou l’étendue de

🇪🇸Spanish

mitigar

disminuir o tratar de disminuir la gravedad o el alcance de

🇮🇹Italian

mitigare

diminuire o cercare di diminuire la gravità o la portata di

🇳🇱Dutch

verzachten

de ernst of omvang ervan te verminderen of te proberen verminderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

mitigar

diminuir ou tentar diminuir a gravidade ou extensão do

🇷🇺Russian

смягчать

уменьшить или попытаться уменьшить серьезность или степень

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कम करना

की गंभीरता या सीमा को कम करना या कम करने का प्रयास करना

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রশমিত করা

কম করা বা গুরুতরতা বা মাত্রা কমানোর চেষ্টা করা

🇮🇳Tamil

தணிக்க

தீவிரம் அல்லது அளவைக் குறைக்க அல்லது குறைக்க முயற்சிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

తగ్గించు

తీవ్రత లేదా పరిధిని తగ్గించడానికి లేదా తగ్గించడానికి ప్రయత్నించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

कमी करणे

कमी करा किंवा गांभीर्य किंवा मर्यादा कमी करण्याचा प्रयत्न करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

હળવું

ની ગંભીરતા અથવા હદ ઘટાડવા અથવા ઘટાડવાનો પ્રયાસ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಗ್ಗಿಸು

ಗಂಭೀರತೆ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡಲು ಅಥವಾ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലഘൂകരിക്കുക

കുറയ്ക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അതിൻ്റെ ഗൗരവം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വ്യാപ്തി കുറയ്ക്കാൻ ശ്രമിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਟਾਉਣਾ

ਦੀ ਗੰਭੀਰਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਹੱਦ ਨੂੰ ਘਟਾਉਣ ਜਾਂ ਘਟਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

تخفیف

کی سنجیدگی یا حد کو کم کرنا یا کم کرنے کی کوشش کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缓解

减轻或试图减轻严重性或程度

🇯🇵Japanese

軽減する

～の深刻さまたは程度を軽減する、または軽減しようとする

🇰🇷Korean

완화시키다

심각도나 정도를 줄이거나 줄이려고 노력하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giảm nhẹ

giảm bớt hoặc cố gắng giảm bớt mức độ nghiêm trọng hoặc mức độ của

🇹🇭Thai

บรรเทา

ลดหรือพยายามลดความรุนแรงหรือขอบเขตของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengurangi

mengurangi atau mencoba mengurangi keseriusan atau luasnya

🇵🇭Filipino

pagaanin

bawasan o subukang bawasan ang kabigatan o lawak ng

🇲🇾Malay

mengurangkan

mengurangkan atau cuba mengurangkan keseriusan atau tahap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يخفف من

التقليل أو محاولة التقليل من خطورة أو مدى

🇮🇷Persian

کاهش دهد

کاهش یا تلاش برای کاهش جدیت یا وسعت

🇹🇷Turkish

hafifletmek

ciddiyetini veya kapsamını azaltmak veya azaltmaya çalışmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַקֵל

להפחית או לנסות להפחית את הרצינות או ההיקף של

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The primary meaning of 'mitigate' is 'lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of'.

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Using 'mitigate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'mitigate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'mitigate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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