mitigate - MIT-ih-GATE - to lessen, diminish, alleviate, soften
Example: "Today on National Public Radio, controversial writer Toni Morrison hoped to mitigate the severity of the title of her recent collection of works, 'Burn this Book.'"
About Me
- Professor Joe Kirkish
- Houghton, Michigan
- Born May 23, 1925, in Houghton, Michigan, USA - retired, taught in Communication Skills at Michigan Tech University, Houghton,for 42 years. Still very active.
