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Definition of mitigate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

mitigate

verb

NAmE//ˈmɪt̮əˌɡeɪt//

mitigate something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they mitigate

he / she / it mitigates

past simple mitigated

-ing form mitigating

to make something less harmful, serious, etc. synonym alleviate action to mitigate poverty Soil erosion was mitigated by the planting of trees.

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