mitigate

mit·i·gate

M5379500 (mĭt′ĭ-gāt′)tr.v. mit·i·gat·ed, mit·i·gat·ing, mit·i·gates 1. To make less severe or intense; moderate or alleviate. See Synonyms at relieve.2. To make alterations to (land) to make it less polluted or more hospitable to wildlife.Phrasal Verb: mitigate against Usage Problem 1. To take measures to moderate or alleviate (something).2. To be a strong factor against (someone or something); hinder or prevent.

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[Middle English mitigaten, from Latin mītigāre, mītigāt- : mītis, soft + agere, to drive, do; see act.]

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mit′i·ga·ble (-gə-bəl) adj.mit′i·ga′tion n.mit′i·ga′tive, mit′i·ga·to′ry (-gə-tôr′ē) adj.mit′i·ga′tor n.Usage Note: Mitigate, meaning "to make less severe, alleviate" is sometimes used where militate, which means "to cause a change," might be expected. The confusion arises when the subject of mitigate is an impersonal factor or influence, and the verb is followed by the preposition against, so the meaning of the phrase is something like "to be a powerful factor against" or "to hinder or prevent," as in His relative youth might mitigate against him in a national election. Some 70 percent of the Usage Panel rejected this usage of mitigate against in our 2009 survey. Some 56 percent also rejected the intransitive use of mitigate meaning "to take action to alleviate something undesirable," in What steps can the town take to mitigate against damage from coastal storms? Perhaps the use with against in the one instance has soured Panelists on its use in the other. This intransitive use is relatively recent in comparison with the long-established transitive use, so novelty might play a role as well.

mitigate

(ˈmɪtɪˌɡeɪt) vbto make or become less severe or harsh; moderate[C15: from Latin mītigāre, from mītis mild + agere to make] mitigable adj ˌmitiˈgation n ˈmitiˌgative, ˈmitiˌgatory adj ˈmitiˌgator nUsage: Mitigate is sometimes wrongly used where militate is meant: his behaviour militates (not mitigates) against his chances of promotion

mit•i•gate

(ˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪt)

v. -gat•ed, -gat•ing. v.t. 1. to lessen in force or intensity; make less severe: to mitigate the harshness of a punishment. 2. to make milder or more gentle; mollify. v.i. 3. to become milder; lessen in severity. [1375–1425; < Latin mītigātus, past participle of mītigāre to calm, soothe =mīt(is) mild + -igāre (see fumigate)] mit′i•ga•ble (-gə bəl) adj. mit′i•gat`ed•ly, adv. mit`i•ga′tion, n. mit′i•ga`tive, mit′i•ga•to`ry (-gəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj. mit′i•ga`tor, n. usage: mitigate against (to weigh against) is widely regarded as an error. The actual phrase is militate against:This criticism in no way militates against your continuing the research.

mitigate

Past participle: mitigated
Gerund: mitigating

Imperative
mitigate
mitigate

Present
I mitigate
you mitigate
he/she/it mitigates
we mitigate
you mitigate
they mitigate

Preterite
I mitigated
you mitigated
he/she/it mitigated
we mitigated
you mitigated
they mitigated

Present Continuous
I am mitigating
you are mitigating
he/she/it is mitigating
we are mitigating
you are mitigating
they are mitigating

Present Perfect
I have mitigated
you have mitigated
he/she/it has mitigated
we have mitigated
you have mitigated
they have mitigated

Past Continuous
I was mitigating
you were mitigating
he/she/it was mitigating
we were mitigating
you were mitigating
they were mitigating

Past Perfect
I had mitigated
you had mitigated
he/she/it had mitigated
we had mitigated
you had mitigated
they had mitigated

Future
I will mitigate
you will mitigate
he/she/it will mitigate
we will mitigate
you will mitigate
they will mitigate

Future Perfect
I will have mitigated
you will have mitigated
he/she/it will have mitigated
we will have mitigated
you will have mitigated
they will have mitigated

Future Continuous
I will be mitigating
you will be mitigating
he/she/it will be mitigating
we will be mitigating
you will be mitigating
they will be mitigating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been mitigating
you have been mitigating
he/she/it has been mitigating
we have been mitigating
you have been mitigating
they have been mitigating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been mitigating
you will have been mitigating
he/she/it will have been mitigating
we will have been mitigating
you will have been mitigating
they will have been mitigating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been mitigating
you had been mitigating
he/she/it had been mitigating
we had been mitigating
you had been mitigating
they had been mitigating

Conditional
I would mitigate
you would mitigate
he/she/it would mitigate
we would mitigate
you would mitigate
they would mitigate

Past Conditional
I would have mitigated
you would have mitigated
he/she/it would have mitigated
we would have mitigated
you would have mitigated
they would have mitigated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	mitigate - lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"extenuate, palliatelaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"apologise, rationalize, apologize, rationalise, justify, excuse - defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
	2.	mitigate - make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances"lighten, relieve - alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive; "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"minify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

mitigate

verb ease, moderate, soften, check, quiet, calm, weaken, dull, diminish, temper, blunt, soothe, subdue, lessen, appease, lighten, remit, allay, placate, abate, tone down, assuage, pacify, mollify, take the edge off, extenuate, tranquillize, palliate, reduce the force of ways of mitigating the effects of an explosion
increase, strengthen, enhance, intensify, heighten, aggravate, augmentUsage: Mitigate is sometimes wrongly used where militate is meant: his behaviour militates (not mitigates) against his chances of promotion.

mitigate

verbTo make less severe or more bearable:allay, alleviate, assuage, comfort, ease, lessen, lighten, palliate, relieve.

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