# mitigate

- **Language:** English
- **Level:** C1 (Advanced)
- **Part of speech:** verb
- **Pronunciation:** /ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt/
- **English:** to make something less harmful or serious
- **Persian:** کاهش دادن (اثر)

## Example

> Trees help mitigate the effects of pollution.
> درختان به کاهش اثرات آلودگی کمک می‌کنند.

## Word forms

- noun: mitigation

## Synonyms

alleviate, reduce

## Opposites

aggravate

## Common phrases

- mitigate risk
- mitigate the effects
- mitigating circumstances

## Related words

- [alleviate](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/alleviate): to make pain, suffering or a problem less severe (C2)
- [reduce](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/reduce): to make something smaller in size, amount or price (B1)
- [deteriorate](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/deteriorate): to become worse (C1)
- [diminish](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/diminish): to become smaller or less important (C1)
- [exacerbate](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/exacerbate): to make a bad situation worse (C1)
- [fluctuate](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/fluctuate): to change often, rising and falling (C1)
- [obsolete](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/obsolete): no longer used because something newer exists (C1)
- [reinforce](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/reinforce): to make something stronger (C1)

Source: https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/mitigate