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Definition of Mitigate |
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Mitigate
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. To make mild and accessible; to mollify; -- applied to persons. Related Definitions: Accessible, Alleviate, And, Applied, As, Cold, Diminish, Grief, Harsh, Heat, Intense, Less, Lessen, Make, Meliorate, Mild, Mitigate, Mollify, Or, Painful, Rigorous, Severe, Soften, To |
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Mitigate Quotations
To rejoice in another's prosperity is to give content to your lot; to mitigate another's grief is to alleviate or dispel your own. Tryon Edwards Homeowners and business owners across the country agreed to pay premiums, communities agreed to adopt building codes to mitigate flood dangers, and the Federal Government agreed to provide insurance coverage to policyholders after a disaster. Bob Ney I think that's unjustified criticism. We have had a number of measures in place in this country for several years to mitigate the possibility of mad cow spreading in this country. We have found a single case. Ann Veneman Everyone seems to be playing well within the boundaries of his usual rule set. I have yet to hear anyone say something that seemed likely to mitigate the idiocy of this age. John Perry Barlow Larger deficits are necessary and proper means to mitigate unemployment as the far greater evil in terms of human welfare. William Vickrey What becomes fascinating is the way the culture industry doesn't deny it and doesn't try to mitigate it, but tries to sell its products as a way of liberating oneself. Thomas Frank |
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Mitigate Translations
mitigate in German is lindern, mildern mitigate in Latin is tempero mitigate in Spanish is mitigar mitigate in Swedish is mildra |
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