mitigating
pronunciation
How to pronounce mitigating in British English:
UK [ˈmɪtɪɡeɪtɪŋ]
How to pronounce mitigating in American English:
US [ ˈmɪtɪɡeɪtɪŋ]
Word Origin
- mitigating (adj,.)
- "extenuating," 1610s, present participle adjective from mitigate.
Example
- 1. Many people might think this is cruel , but there are a few mitigating circumstances .
- 2. Modern politics needs to undergo a similar reinvention-to come up with ways of mitigating inequality without hurting economic growth .
- 3. There are two obvious ways of mitigating the damage .
- 4. Their problem is that mitigating climate change will require sizeable investments .
- 5. Tax policy has exacerbated this trend instead of mitigating it .