mitigate

mitigate is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful, etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish; to lessen; as, to mitigate heat or cold; to mitigate grief. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful, etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish; to lessen; as, to mitigate heat or cold; to mitigate grief.
2. transitive verb. To make mild and accessible; to mollify; -- applied to persons.
3. verb. make less severe or harsh

   "mitigating circumstances"

4. verb. lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

   "The circumstances extenuate the crime"

   Synonyms: extenuate, palliate

Synonyms

extenuate, palliate

Common word forms

mitigated, mitigates, mitigating

Words from these letters

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