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(transitive) To reduce, lessen, or decrease; to make less severe or easier to bear. / (transitive) To downplay.

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mitigate

Source Word

mitigate

IPA(Pronunciation)

Verb

transitive

(transitive) To reduce, lessen, or decrease; to make less severe or easier to bear. / (transitive) To downplay.

Japanese Meaning

症状や悪影響の重さを軽くする / 影響を和らげる / 被害や負担を軽減する

We must mitigate the environmental impact by adopting greener technologies.

私たちは、より環境に優しい技術を採用して環境への影響を軽減しなければなりません。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To reduce, lessen, or decrease; to make less severe or easier to bear.

Sense（2）

(transitive) To downplay.

mitigates

（ present singular third-person ）

mitigating

（ participle present ）

mitigated

（ participle past ）

mitigated

（ past ）