mitigate

🇬🇧 UK/'mitigeit/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To make something less severe, harmful or painful; to reduce the impact of something.

减轻;缓和;降低(危害或严重程度)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
mitigateother
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Common Collocations

  • 1.mitigate impact减轻影响
  • 2.mitigate risk降低风险
  • 3.mitigate damage减少损害
  • 4.help mitigate帮助缓解

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The new policy aims to [mitigate] the impact of climate change.

  • 2.

    Strong emergency response helped [mitigate] the disaster's severity.

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