Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Know a word - Mitigate

A Word – Synonym, antonym & its usage sentence for your ready reference.

Mitigate: (verb) – ‘miti’ geyt

Synonym:

1. Less severe, serious or painful
2. Lessen the gravity of an offence

Antonym: immitigable (adj)

Usages:

1. Drainage schemes have helped to mitigate this problem
2. Mitigating the circumstances

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