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mitigate

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmitigatemit‧i‧gate /ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt/ verb [transitive] formal REDUCEto make a situation or the effects of something less unpleasant, harmful, or serious SYN alleviate Measures need to be taken to mitigate the environmental effects of burning more coal.→ See Verb table Examples from the Corpusmitigate• Switching assignments, working on another team, or making other kinds of adjustments can mitigate anger.• These are not mitigated by the presence of recognizable and attractive actors and actresses.• We have to figure out a way to mitigate the costs.• The effect is to mitigate the speaker's refusal of a reasonable request.• You are obliged to mitigate your losses; this duty is explained in Chapter 18.Origin mitigate (1400-1500) Latin past participle of mitigare "to soften", from mitis "soft"
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mitigate
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they mitigate
he, she, it mitigates
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they mitigated
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have mitigated
he, she, it has mitigated
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had mitigated
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will mitigate
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have mitigated
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Continuous Form
Present
I am mitigating
he, she, it is mitigating
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you, we, they are mitigating
Past
I, he, she, it was mitigating
you, we, they were mitigating
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have been mitigating
he, she, it has been mitigating
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been mitigating
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be mitigating
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been mitigating
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