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mitigate
 
Verb mitigate has 2 senses
  1. extenuate, palliate, mitigate - lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"
    --1 is one way to apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise
    Derived forms: noun mitigation2, noun mitigation1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  2. mitigate - make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances"
    --2 is one way to     decrease, lessen, minify
    Derived form: noun mitigation2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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