different between mitigate vs militate
mitigate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin m?tig?tus, from m?tig?, from m?tis (“gentle, mild, ripe”) + ag? (“do, make”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh?i- (“mild, soft”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?t.?.?e?t/
Verb
mitigate (third-person singular simple present mitigates, present participle mitigating, simple past and past participle mitigated)
- (transitive) To reduce, lessen, or decrease; to make less severe or easier to bear.
- 1795 – George Washington, Seventh State of the Union Address
- Measures are pursuing to prevent or mitigate the usual consequences of such outrages, and with the hope of their succeeding at least to avert general hostility.
- 1813 – James Madison, Fifth State of the Union Address
- But in yielding to it the retaliation has been mitigated as much as possible, both in its extent and in its character...
- 1896 – Walter Hadwen, The Case Against Vaccination
- Then they tell us that vaccination will mitigate the disease that it will make it milder.
- 1901 – H. G. Wells, The First Men in the Moon, ch 7
- Then I discovered the brilliance of the landscape around was mitigated by blue spectacles.
- 1920 – H. P. Lovecraft, The Cats of Ulthar
- The plague had not been kind to him, yet had left him this small furry thing to mitigate his sorrow; and when one is very young, one can find great relief in the lively antics of a black kitten.
- 1795 – George Washington, Seventh State of the Union Address
- (transitive) To downplay.
Usage notes
Particularly used as mitigate a problem or flaw. Contrast with ameliorate (“make better”).
This word is often misused to mean “operate” or “influence”. For this meaning, the correct word is militate, followed by “against” or “in favour of”. Mitigate is never followed by these expressions.
Synonyms
- (to reduce or lessen): alleviate, check, diminish, ease, lighten, mollify, pacify, palliate
Antonyms
- (to reduce or lessen): aggrandize, aggravate, exacerbate, incite, increase, intensify, irritate, worsen
Coordinate terms
- ameliorate
Related terms
- mitigable
- mitigant
- mitigated
- mitigating
- mitigation
- mitigatory
Translations
References
Italian
Verb
mitigate
- second-person plural present indicative of mitigare
- second-person plural imperative of mitigare
- feminine plural of mitigato
Latin
Participle
m?tig?te
- vocative masculine singular of m?tig?tus
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militate
English
Etymology
From Latin m?lit?tus, from m?lit?. Originally meant "to be a soldier; to fight".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?l?te?t/
Verb
militate (third-person singular simple present militates, present participle militating, simple past and past participle militated)
- To give force or effect toward; to influence.
- to militate in favor of a particular result
- to militate against the possibility of his election
- (obsolete) To fight.
Translations
Anagrams
- limitate
Esperanto
Adverb
militate
- present adverbial passive participle of militi
Italian
Verb
militate
- second-person plural present indicative of militare
- second-person plural imperative of militare
- feminine plural of militato
Anagrams
- limitate
- metilati
Latin
Participle
m?lit?te
- vocative masculine singular of m?lit?tus
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