Planting trees along the riverbank helped mitigate the effects of seasonal flooding on nearby farmland.
在河岸植树有助于减轻季节性洪水对附近农田的影响。
A 2021 study on urban heat islands began by presenting temperature data from twelve cities, then devoted its remaining sections to proposing specific policy interventions—reflective pavement, expanded tree canopy, and cool-roof requirements—that city governments could adopt to mitigate the effect.
From a Text Structure and Purpose question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “mitigate”?
C — To make less severe or serious. “mitigate” means to make less severe or serious.
Which word means “to make less severe or serious”?
B — mitigate. “mitigate” means to make less severe or serious.
mitigate — to make less severe or serious. In Chinese: 减轻，缓和.
mitigate is pronounced /ˈmɪtɪˌɡeɪt/.
Planting trees along the riverbank helped mitigate the effects of seasonal flooding on nearby farmland. (在河岸植树有助于减轻季节性洪水对附近农田的影响。)
alleviate, lessen, reduce — all close in meaning to mitigate (to make less severe or serious).
aggravate, intensify — each the opposite of mitigate (to make less severe or serious).
Yes. mitigate is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.