mitigate
verb (used with object)
to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
have mitigated
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present perfectof mitigate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Taneja noted that the company’s existing zero-trust architecture, network segmentation and secondary controls would have mitigated the flaws that were found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Mismanagement by the bank and its depositors led to the bank’s failure: SVB ignored the tools that could have mitigated the risks of holding uninsured deposits.
From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025
The returns of Tony Gonsolin and Clayton Kershaw have mitigated the problem but only so much.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2025
Evaporation at the Kakhovka Reservoir would have mitigated local warming, she says.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 3, 2024
Will Russia rise against the resistance of England to such an enterprise, when she is believed to have mitigated her designs on Turkey in consequence of English mediation?
From Celebration in Baltimore of the Triumph of Liberty in France by William Wirt
