mitigate
Meaning(s)
1. make a situation or the effects of something less harmful or unpleasant
Popularity
High
Professional
High
Social
How to Memorize
mitigate costs/losses
Analysis
To mitigate means to lessen the severity of an offence or mistake or to make something bad less severe, harsh or painful.
Social Examples (Advance)
- My work comes with a lot of stress, so to mitigate that I make sure I give myself time to unwind.
- The student grant helped mitigate some of the costs of returning to education.
Professional Examples (Advance)
- Senior figures at the company are currently trying to find ways of mitigating the heavy losses they made last year.
- The high cost of the refurbishment of the shop premises is mitigated by the likely increase in turnover that will result from it.