mitigate
verb
[ ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt ]
• make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful.
• "drainage schemes have helped to mitigate this problem"
Similar:
alleviate,
reduce,
diminish,
lessen,
weaken,
lighten,
attenuate,
take the edge off,
allay,
ease,
assuage,
palliate,
cushion,
damp,
deaden,
dull,
appease,
soothe,
relieve,
help,
soften,
temper,
still,
quell,
tone down,
blunt,
dilute,
moderate,
modify,
abate,
lull,
pacify,
placate,
mollify,
sweeten,
tranquillize,
remit,
extenuate,
excuse,
commute,
quieten,
quiet,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin mitigat- ‘softened, alleviated’, from the verb mitigare, from mitis ‘mild’.
