Associations to the word «Mitigate»

Wiktionary

MITIGATE, verb. (transitive) To reduce, lessen, or decrease.
MITIGATE, verb. (transitive) To downplay.

Dictionary definition

MITIGATE, verb. Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime".
MITIGATE, verb. Make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King