mitigate

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Learn the meaning of mitigate with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.

mitigate

(verb)

Meaning

to make something less severe

Example

"The doctor prescribed medication to mitigate the patient's pain."

Synonyms

alleviatereducediminish

Antonyms

aggravateintensifyexacerbate