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mitigate \mit-i-geyt\ verb mitigating, mitigated 1. to make less severe: The restaurant manager tried to mitigate the customers’ annoyance by offering free desserts.— from Latin (mitigaten)

 

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#1. Which sentence uses the word mitigate correctly?

Scratching a chicken pox rash can mitigate the problem by causing scarring.

When flooding closed the railway line, shuttle buses were provided to mitigate the inconvenience to commuters.

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