mitigate

Meanings

Verb

lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
make less severe or harsh
To reduce, lessen, or decrease and thereby to make less severe or easier to bear.
To downplay.
To give force or effect toward preventing a problem.

Adj

mitigated, alleviated

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English mitigaten (“to relieve pain, soothe; (swelling) to abate; (hemorrhoids) to relieve; (the mind) to placate, appease; to end, check; to stop, cease”), from mitigat(e) (“mitigated, alleviated, relived”, also used as the past participle of mitigaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin mītigātus, the perfect passive participle of mītigō (“to make soft, ripe; to tame, pacify”), from mītis (“gentle, mild, ripe”) + -igō (“to do, make”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁i- (“mild, soft”).

Synonyms

alleviate, check, diminish, ease, extenuate, lighten, militate, mollify, pacify, palliate

Antonyms

aggrandize, aggravate, exacerbate, incite, increase, intensify, irritate, worsen

Scrabble Score: 11

mitigate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
mitigate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mitigate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

mitigate is a valid Words With Friends word