was wotd|2006|November|16
English
Pronunciation
IPA|/�mɪtɪgeɪt/
audio|en-us-mitigate.ogg|Audio (US)
Verb
en-verb|mitigat|es
- transitive To reduce, lessen, or decrease.
Quotations
;to reduce or lessen
timeline|
1700s=1795|
1800s=1813 1896|
1900s=1901 1920
1795 � w:George Washington|George Washington, s:George Washington's Seventh State of the Union Address|Seventh State of the Union Address
1813 � w:James Madison|James Madison, s:James Madison's Fifth State of the Union Address|Fifth State of the Union Address
1896 � w:Walter Hadwen|Walter Hadwen, s:The Case Against Vaccination|The Case Against Vaccination
1901 � w:H. G. Wells|H. G. Wells, s:The First Men in the Moon|The First Men in the Moon, ch 7
1920 � w:H. P. Lovecraft|H. P. Lovecraft, s:The Cats of Ulthar|The Cats of Ulthar
Synonyms
sense|to reduce or lessen check, diminish, ease, lighten, mollify, pacify
Antonyms
sense|to reduce or lessen aggravate, incite, increase, intensify, irritate, worsen
Translations
trans-top|to reduce, lessen, or decrease
Czech: zmÃrnit, snÞit
Finnish: lieventää, helpottaa
German: t-|de|mildern
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Portuguese: t|pt|mitigar
Russian: �м�г�а��, �мен��а�� ( ���ого���, ���ово���; наказание ); �ме����, �де�жива�� ( жа�, п�л ); облег�а�� ( бол�, ���адание )
Spanish: t|es|mitigar
Swedish: t-|sv|lindra, t+|sv|mildra
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Related terms
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Italian
Verb
mitigate
- form of|second-person|Second-person plural present tense|mitigare#Italian|mitigare|lang=Italian
- form of|Second-person plural imperative|mitigare#Italian|mitigare|lang=Italian
- form of|feminine|Feminine plural|mitigato
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Category:Italian verb forms
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