[responsivevoice]mitigate[responsivevoice] [ mit-i-geyt ]
The word of the day is ‘mitigate’.
The word is a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence.
Yes, the past form of the word is mitigated.
It means:
1. Diminish
2. Lighten
3. Make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful.
4. Lessen the gravity of
1. Grieving will not mitigate our lot, nay, it will add to its burden.
2. Drainage schemes have helped to mitigate this problem.
3. There had been a provocation that mitigated the offence to a degree
4. The slow stare that he gave me did not mitigate the leisureliness of his entry.
5. Oswald saw the gravity of her trouble and could say little to mitigate it.
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
allay, alleviate, assuage, blunt, lessen, mollify, reduce, relieve, soften, soothe, weaken, abate, appease, extenuate, moderate, modify, pacify, palliate, placate, subdue, tranquillize, tone down, diminish, lessen, lighten, attenuate, appease, quell, quieten, dilute etc.
aggravate, extend, increase, intensify, raise, strengthen, worsen, incite, rouse
Quotation:
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.
Tryon Edwards
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