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Definitions for Mitigate

[1] to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
[2] to make less severe: to mitigate a punishment.
[3] to make (a person, one's state of mind, disposition, etc.) milder or more gentle; mollify; appease.
[4] to become milder; lessen in severity.
[5] to make or become less severe or harsh; moderate

Words related to Mitigate

dull, lessen, ease, relieve, reduce, temper, soothe, alleviate, mollify, allay, soften, blunt, assuage, weaken, moderate, appease, subdue, palliate, extenuate, modify

Words nearby Mitigate

mithridate, mithridates vi, mithridatism, mithridatize, miticide, mitigate, mitigating circumstances, mitigation, mitilíni, mitis, mitla

Origin of Mitigate

1375–1425; late Middle English mitigaten < Latin mītigātus (past participle of mītigāre to calm, soften, soothe), equivalent to mīt(is ) mild, soft, gentle + -ig- (combining form of agere to do, cause to do, make) + -ātus -ate1

Words that may be confused with Mitigate

militate, mitigate, (see, usage, note, at, the, current, entry)

Other words from Mitigate

mit·i·ga·ble [mit -i-guh -buh  l] /ˈmɪt ɪ gə bəl/ , adjective
mit·i·gat·ed·ly , adverb
mit·i·ga·tion , noun
mit·i·ga·tive , mit·i·ga·to·ry [mit -i-guh -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈmɪt ɪ gəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ , adjective
mit·i·ga·tor , noun
non·mit·i·ga·tive , adjective
non·mit·i·ga·to·ry , adjective
o·ver·mit·i·gate , verb, o·ver·mit·i·gat·ed, o·ver·mit·i·gat·ing.
un·mit·i·ga·ble , adjective
un·mit·i·ga·tive , adjective
mit′i•ga′ tion n.

Word origin for Mitigate

C15: from Latin mītigāre, from mītis mild + agere to make

Synonyms for Mitigate

allay, alleviate, assuage, blunt, dull, ease, lessen, mollify, reduce, relieve, soften, soothe, temper, weaken, abate, appease, calm, cool, extenuate, moderate, modify, pacify, palliate, placate, quiet, remit, subdue, tranquilize, come together, meet halfway, take the edge off, tone down