mitigate

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmitigatemit‧i‧gate /ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt/ verb [transitive] formal REDUCEto make a situation or the effects of something less unpleasant, harmful, or serious SYN alleviate Measures need to be taken to mitigate the environmental effects of burning more coal.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusmitigate• Switching assignments, working on another team, or making other kinds of adjustments can mitigate anger.• These are not mitigated by the presence of recognizable and attractive actors and actresses.• We have to figure out a way to mitigate the costs.• The effect is to mitigate the speaker's refusal of a reasonable request.• You are obliged to mitigate your losses; this duty is explained in Chapter 18.Origin mitigate (1400-1500) Latin past participle of mitigare “to soften”, from mitis “soft”

单词	mitigate
释义	mitigate From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmitigatemit‧i‧gate /ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt/ verb [transitive] formal REDUCEto make a situation or the effects of something less unpleasant, harmful, or serious SYN alleviate Measures need to be taken to mitigate the environmental effects of burning more coal.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusmitigate• Switching assignments, working on another team, or making other kinds of adjustments can mitigate anger.• These are not mitigated by the presence of recognizable and attractive actors and actresses.• We have to figure out a way to mitigate the costs.• The effect is to mitigate the speaker's refusal of a reasonable request.• You are obliged to mitigate your losses; this duty is explained in Chapter 18.Origin mitigate (1400-1500) Latin past participle of mitigare “to soften”, from mitis “soft”
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