IELTS Anvil

mitigate

CEFR: C1

To make something unpleasant, dangerous, or damaging less severe, intense, or harmful.

Synonyms

alleviate
attenuate

Common Collocations

mitigate risk
mitigate the impact
mitigate climate change

Example Sentence

Planting coastal mangrove buffers helps mitigate catastrophic storm surge inundation during tropical typhoons.

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