verb · academic
mitigate
/ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt/MIT·i·gate
to make something less severe, harmful, or painful
Examples
“Planting trees can help mitigate the effects of urban heat islands.”
“Policies were introduced to mitigate the economic impact of the crisis.”
“Measures to mitigate risk should be part of any project plan.”
Band 8 sentence
“To mitigate long-term damage, the council introduced a package of measures targeting both infrastructure and behaviour change.”
Collocations
- mitigate the impact/effects
- mitigate risk
Word family
Common mistakes
to mitigate on the problem→to mitigate the problem
mitigate the effect by doing X = make effect small→mitigate the effect by doing X = reduce the severity of the effect
Say it for a higher band
5reduce→6alleviate→7+mitigate
Synonyms
alleviate
Easily confused
alleviate
“Emergency funding helped alleviate immediate hardship, while long-term measures aimed to mitigate structural problems.”
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