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Ascetics and fakirs come to mitigate human suffering; to heal us and lead us on the path. They put up with criticism; they go through many worldly trials. Some of them have even become martyrs for our sake. But they have done all this with a smile and with gratitude to God. Hence sacrifice is a great virtue.
Sadhu Vaswani

Meaning of "mitigate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MITIGATE

From Latin mītigāre, from mītis mild + agere to make.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MITIGATE

mitigate  [ˈmɪtɪˌɡeɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MITIGATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mitigate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb mitigate in English.

WHAT DOES MITIGATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mitigate in the English dictionary

The definition of mitigate in the dictionary is to make or become less severe or harsh; moderate.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MITIGATE

PRESENT

Present
I mitigate
you mitigate
he/she/it mitigates
we mitigate
you mitigate
they mitigate
Present continuous
I am mitigating
you are mitigating
he/she/it is mitigating
we are mitigating
you are mitigating
they are mitigating
Present perfect
I have mitigated
you have mitigated
he/she/it has mitigated
we have mitigated
you have mitigated
they have mitigated
Present perfect continuous
I have been mitigating
you have been mitigating
he/she/it has been mitigating
we have been mitigating
you have been mitigating
they have been mitigating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I mitigated
you mitigated
he/she/it mitigated
we mitigated
you mitigated
they mitigated
Past continuous
I was mitigating
you were mitigating
he/she/it was mitigating
we were mitigating
you were mitigating
they were mitigating
Past perfect
I had mitigated
you had mitigated
he/she/it had mitigated
we had mitigated
you had mitigated
they had mitigated
Past perfect continuous
I had been mitigating
you had been mitigating
he/she/it had been mitigating
we had been mitigating
you had been mitigating
they had been mitigating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will mitigate
you will mitigate
he/she/it will mitigate
we will mitigate
you will mitigate
they will mitigate
Future continuous
I will be mitigating
you will be mitigating
he/she/it will be mitigating
we will be mitigating
you will be mitigating
they will be mitigating
Future perfect
I will have mitigated
you will have mitigated
he/she/it will have mitigated
we will have mitigated
you will have mitigated
they will have mitigated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been mitigating
you will have been mitigating
he/she/it will have been mitigating
we will have been mitigating
you will have been mitigating
they will have been mitigating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would mitigate
you would mitigate
he/she/it would mitigate
we would mitigate
you would mitigate
they would mitigate
Conditional continuous
I would be mitigating
you would be mitigating
he/she/it would be mitigating
we would be mitigating
you would be mitigating
they would be mitigating
Conditional perfect
I would have mitigate
you would have mitigate
he/she/it would have mitigate
we would have mitigate
you would have mitigate
they would have mitigate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been mitigating
you would have been mitigating
he/she/it would have been mitigating
we would have been mitigating
you would have been mitigating
they would have been mitigating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you mitigate
we let´s mitigate
you mitigate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to mitigate
Past participle
mitigated
Present Participle
mitigating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MITIGATE


castigate
ˈkæstɪˌɡeɪt
circumnavigate
ˌsɜːkəmˈnævɪˌɡeɪt
congregate
ˈkɒŋɡrɪˌɡeɪt
delegate
ˈdɛlɪˌɡeɪt
desegregate
diːˈsɛɡrɪˌɡeɪt
disaggregate
dɪsˈæɡrɪˌɡeɪt
fatigate
ˈfætɪˌɡeɪt
fertigate
ˈfɜːtɪˌɡeɪt
fumigate
ˈfjuːmɪˌɡeɪt
fustigate
ˈfʌstɪˌɡeɪt
instigate
ˈɪnstɪˌɡeɪt
investigate
ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡeɪt
irrigate
ˈɪrɪˌɡeɪt
litigate
ˈlɪtɪˌɡeɪt
navigate
ˈnævɪˌɡeɪt
obligate
ˈɒblɪˌɡeɪt
reinvestigate
ˌriːɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡeɪt
segregate
ˈsɛɡrɪˌɡeɪt
variegate
ˈvɛərɪˌɡeɪt
vitilitigate
ˌvɪtɪˈlɪtɪˌɡeɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MITIGATE

mithridate
Mithridates VI
mithridatic
mithridatise
mithridatism
mithridatize
miticidal
miticide
mitigable
mitigant
mitigating
mitigating circumstances
mitigation
mitigative
mitigator
mitigatory
mitis
mitis metal

WORDS THAT END LIKE MITIGATE

agate
aggregate
alligate
AND gate
colligate
exclusive OR gate
frigate
gate
in the aggregate
legate
levigate
ligate
profligate
Reigate
remigate
smifligate
strigate
subirrigate
suffumigate
tailgate

Synonyms and antonyms of mitigate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MITIGATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mitigate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of mitigate

Translation of «mitigate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MITIGATE

Find out the translation of mitigate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mitigate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mitigate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

缓解
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mitigar
570 millions of speakers

English

mitigate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تخفيف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

смягчения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mitigar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রশমিত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

atténuer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengurangkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mildern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

和らげる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

완화하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngurangi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giảm nhẹ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमी करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hafifletmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mitigare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

złagodzenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пом´якшення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

diminua
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μετριασμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

versag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mildra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

redusere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mitigate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MITIGATE»

The term «mitigate» is very widely used and occupies the 23.219 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MITIGATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mitigate

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10 QUOTES WITH «MITIGATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mitigate.
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Sal Albanese
I can't solve the poverty problem, but there are things you can do to mitigate its effects on kids.
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John R. Allen
I seek as much as I can to mitigate risk.
3
Tryon Edwards
To rejoice in another's prosperity is to give content to your lot; to mitigate another's grief is to alleviate or dispel your own.
4
Bob Ney
Homeowners and business owners across the country agreed to pay premiums, communities agreed to adopt building codes to mitigate flood dangers, and the Federal Government agreed to provide insurance coverage to policyholders after a disaster.
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Kurt Schrader
I am open and willing to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle on a variety of appropriate measures we can take to prevent firearms from getting into the wrong hands and mitigate future tragedies.
6
Scott Stossel
There are lots of things, including changing the kind of inner dialog, that can mitigate anxiety. And yes, there are people who have the glass half full and glass half empty, and I'm afraid the glass is going to break and I'll cut myself on the shards.
7
Gever Tulley
When we protect children from every possible source of danger, we also prevent them from having the kinds of experiences that develop their sense of self-reliance, their ability to assess and mitigate risk, and their sense of accomplishment.
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Sadhu Vaswani
Ascetics and fakirs come to mitigate human suffering; to heal us and lead us on the path. They put up with criticism; they go through many worldly trials. Some of them have even become martyrs for our sake. But they have done all this with a smile and with gratitude to God. Hence sacrifice is a great virtue.
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Ann Veneman
I think that's unjustified criticism. We have had a number of measures in place in this country for several years to mitigate the possibility of mad cow spreading in this country. We have found a single case.
10
William Vickrey
Larger deficits are necessary and proper means to mitigate unemployment as the far greater evil in terms of human welfare.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MITIGATE»

Discover the use of mitigate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mitigate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fiscal Policy to Mitigate Climate Change: A Guide for ...
This is essential reading for policymakers in finance and environment ministries in developed and developing countries alike, and others grappling with balancing environmental and development concerns.
Ruud A. de Mooij, Mr. Michael Keen, Ian W.H. Parry, 2012
2
The Potential of U.S. Forest Soils to Sequester Carbon and ...
The Potential of U.S. Forest Soils to Sequester Carbon and Mitigate the Greenhouse Effect provides researchers and policy makers with an understanding of soil processes and their relation to carbon dynamics, as well as strategies to monitor ...
John M. Kimble, Rattan Lal, Richard Birdsey, 2002
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Control Your ERP Destiny: Reduce Project Costs, Mitigate ...
This is the first book to present comprehensive strategies and techniques that enable organizations to take charge of their ERP projects to drive success.
Steven Scott Phillips, Jamie N. DeMumbrum, 2012
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Risk Assessment: A How-to Guide to Mitigate Potential ...
The purpose of this How-To Guide is to provide a methodology for risk assessment to the building sciences community working for private institutions.
U. s. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2013
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The Potential of U.S. Cropland to Sequester Carbon and ...
Topics include: Describe the greenhouse processes and global tends in emissions as well as the three principal components of anthropogenic global warming potential Present data on U.S. emissions and agriculture's related role Examines the ...
John M. Kimble, Ronald F. Follett, C. Vernon Cole, 1998
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The Potential of U.S. Grazing Lands to Sequester Carbon and ...
The Potential of U.S. Grazing Lands to Sequester Carbon and Mitigate the Greenhouse Effect gives you an in-depth look at this possibility.
Ronald F. Follett, John M. Kimble, 2000
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Using the Steel-Vessel Material-Cost Index to Mitigate ...
The more accurately a cost index captures a shipbuilder's risk, the less the Navy should have to pay its shipbuilders.
Edward G. Keating, Robert Murphy, John F. Schank, 2008
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Options to Mitigate Bottom Habitat Impact of Dragged Gears
Bottom trawling is a diversified fishing method which uses numerous types of gear designs, sizes, rigging and operational methods.
John Willy Valdemarsen, Terje Jørgensen, Arill Engås, 2007
9
Reconnecting to Work: Policies to Mitigate Long-term ...
The goal of this book is to enable a better understanding of the consequences of long-term unemployment and the policies that are needed to address it.
Lauren D. Appelbaum, 2012
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Is Mother Nature Mad?: How to Work with Nature Spirits to ...
Is extreme weather a cyclic activity? What if anything has man done to bring disasters upon the earth? This book provides practical spiritual tools to help restore harmony to the environment and to mitigate extreme weather conditions.
Elizabeth Clare Prophet, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MITIGATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mitigate is used in the context of the following news items.
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A rare success for employers: An employee's failure to mitigate
If an employee brings a wrongful dismissal action, employers will often include an allegation that the employee failed to mitigate their damages ... «Canadian Employment Law Today, Jul 15»
2
New Guide Helps Americans Mitigate the Financial Consequences …
To help people mitigate potential damages and lessen the financial blow of a disaster, The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), American Red ... «CPAPracticeAdvisor.com, Jul 15»
3
GCC plans to mitigate insurance price wars
JEDDAH -- The Gulf states have experienced massive regulatory change with respect to insurance over the past 12 months, Standard & Poor's ... «Zawya, Jul 15»
4
Pay now, mitigate later: court awards 27 month notice period and …
Generally, in a wrongful dismissal action, the principle legal issue before the court is the determination of the reasonable notice period (or pay ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
5
New Guide Helps Mitigate the Financial Consequences of Disaster
To help people mitigate potential damages and lessen the financial blow of a disaster, , The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), American Red ... «Imperial Valley News, Jul 15»
6
'Limited Competitive Examination' introduced to mitigate shortage of …
With the introduction of Limited Competitive Examination as the third mode of recruitment to the Indian Police Service (IPS) by the government, ... «Web India, Jul 15»
7
PA Fire Looks to Mitigate Ambulance Costs
Port Angeles -- The Port Angeles Fire Department is exploring the potential for a collaborative approach in providing ambulance service for the ... «KONP.COM 1450, Jul 15»
8
Harvard Scientists Combine Strategies to Mitigate CRISPR Off …
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – In an effort to cut down on unintended consequences of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, scientists from Harvard ... «GenomeWeb, Jul 15»
9
Can Public-Private Cybersecurity Partnerships Mitigate Threats?
A majority of IT executives within critical infrastructure organizations (86%) see a need for public-private threat intelligence sharing partnerships ... «Information Management, Jul 15»
10
Diagono "E" Magnesium: the first Luxury Manufacture Intelligent …
... technology and expert technical insight from WISeKey allowing Bulgari to fully understand and mitigate their customer's cybersecurity risk. «Virtual Press Office, Jul 15»

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