🇬🇧🇪🇸 mitigate - mitigar : English Lesson
verb
Meaning of "mitigate" ("mitigar"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
To mitigate means to make something less bad, less painful, or less harmful, like turning a super‑awful problem into a smaller, easier problem.
Mom tried to mitigate the chaos by giving the loudest cousin a cookie and the second‑loudest cousin a lollipop.
To mitigate the boredom of cleaning his room, Max wore a cape and pretended he was Vacuum Man, Destroyer of Dust Bunnies.
I tried to mitigate my sister’s anger by sharing my candy, but that only mitigated the candy, not the anger.
To mitigate my embarrassment after falling off my bike, I bowed and said, “Thank you, gravity, for your daily demonstration.”
We mitigated the boredom on the long car ride by counting how many times Dad missed the correct exit.
A small kitchen fire woke the child. Father grabbed a pan lid to mitigate the flames, used a wet towel to mitigate smoke, turned off the gas to mitigate risk, and shouted to open windows to mitigate heat. Each quick move sought to mitigate harm. Later, they sat, shaking, relieved that the damage was small.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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