MITIGATE
\mˈɪtɪɡˌe͡ɪt], \mˈɪtɪɡˌeɪt], \m_ˈɪ_t_ɪ_ɡ_ˌeɪ_t]\
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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.
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To make mild and accessible; to mollify; - applied to persons.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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To make mild and accessible; to mollify; - applied to persons.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
By Daniel Lyons
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