Word of the Day - Mitigate

[Jace]

Word of the Day - Mitigate...tr. & intro.v...-gated -gating -gates

Def.: To make or become less severe or intense

Let us hope, that each day your problems become mitigated.

 

[Kaila]

When a person is obviously having a miserable day, it is sometimes possible to do or say something, that is positive in some way,
and which might help to mitigate their feelings regarding their situation.

 

[Kaila]

Participating in this forum, has mitigated feelings of loneliness, that many new members mention having.

 

[ohioboy]

A Plaintiff in a Civil action has a duty to Mitigate their damages.

 

[Lavinia]

Lawyers have become very adept at bringing in mitigating circumstances to lessen the impact of a crime.

 

[hollydolly]

Landscapers said buffers would be built to mitigate the noise from the nearby railway line...

 

[Ruthanne]

Sometimes we all need to mitigate our crankiness with a nice walk around the corner and then a good, warm meal.

 

[Mizmo]

Having a rich benefactor helped mitigate the financial status of the company.

 

[helenbacque]

Her smile did little to mitigate the pain caused by her thoughtless remark.

 

[Kaila]

I like all of these posts!
They demonstrate the broad range of uses, for one single word, in this case, the word mitigate.

 

[Kaila]

It might mitigate a child's sadness or stress, a little bit,
to give them a stuffed animal of their favorite animal.

(I know that patting my cat, mitigates mine.)