[MIT-i-geyt]
verb
To lessen in force or intensity.
I offered to repaint her car’s hood, but she said nothing could mitigate my being spread eagle on it for a profile picture.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Mitigate.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/mitigate. Accessed 23 May 2025.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “mitigate”, accessed May 23, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/mitigate.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Mitigate. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved May 23, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/mitigate