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mitigate
synonyms for mitigate
- allay
- alleviate
- assuage
- blunt
- dull
- ease
- lessen
- mollify
- reduce
- relieve
- soften
- soothe
- temper
- weaken
- abate
- appease
- calm
- cool
- extenuate
- moderate
- modify
- pacify
- palliate
- placate
- quiet
- remit
- subdue
- tranquilize
- come together
- meet halfway
- take the edge off
- tone down
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How to use mitigate in a sentence
But the military can mitigate the risks simply by virtue of its enormous logistical reach.
The Military’s Mission to Fight Ebola Might Be Dangerous But it Won’t Be Black Hawk Down | Nathan Bradley Bethea | September 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOf course, cities can take steps right away to mitigate the damage done by militarizing law enforcement.
The deafening klaxons can leave one feeling helpless, but there are still steps you can take to mitigate the damage.
How to Mitigate the Damage of the Heartbleed Security Hole | Joshua Kopstein | April 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Yes, you can do a lot to mitigate this by providing mentors, training, college prep, and other services.
There are lots of things, including changing the kind of inner dialog, that can mitigate anxiety.
A Q&A with Scott Stossel, Author of ‘My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind’ | Jesse Singal | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf she have a tongue that can cure, and likewise mitigate and shew mercy: her husband is not like other men.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousAnd there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be by force of public opinion to mitigate and assuage it.
Key-Notes of American Liberty | VariousNo sense of her goodness, her injury and nobility, and the enormous generosity of her forgiveness, sufficed to mitigate that.
The New Machiavelli | Herbert George WellsRendered furious by this insolence, I forbade him my sight; and, without seeking to mitigate my anger, he departed for France.
The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. III | Sophia ReeveIt remains the right term and your simplicity doesn't mitigate it.
The Tragic Muse | Henry James
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