mitigateverb [ T ]
uk/ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt/us/ˈmɪt̬.ə.ɡeɪt/formalto make something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad:
It is unclear how to mitigate the effects of tourism on the island.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making things better
- a shot in the arm idiom
- add salt to sth idiom
- allay
- alleviate
- ameliorate
- heal
- make sb/sth over
- mollify
- more
- palliate
- patch sth up
- redeem
- relieve
- salve
- spice sth up
- sting
- straighten
- straighten sb out
- streamline
- sugar-coated
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