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mitigate

/ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt/
verb
  1. To reduce, lessen, or decrease; to make less severe or easier to bear.

  2. To downplay.

Synonymsalleviate, check, diminish, ease, lighten, mollify
Antonymsaggrandize, aggravate, exacerbate, incite, increase, intensify

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