mitigate

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

mit·i·gate (mĭtʹĭgāt')v. mit·i·gat·ed, mit·i·gat·ing, mit·i·gatesv. tr.
To moderate (a quality or condition) in force or intensity; alleviate. See Synonyms at relieve.v. intr.
To become milder. [Middle English mitigaten, from Latin mītigāre, mītigāt- : mītis, soft + agere, to drive, do; see act.] mitʹi·ga·ble (-gə-bəl) adj.mit'i·gaʹtion n.mitʹi·ga'tive or mitʹi·ga·to'ry (-gə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.mitʹi·ga'tor n.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  extenuate, palliate