mitigate

To make less severe or intense; moderate or alleviate. synonym: relieve.

To make alterations to (land) to make it less polluted or more hospitable to wildlife.

To take measures to moderate or alleviate (something).

To be a strong factor against (someone or something); hinder or prevent.

To make milder or more tolerable; reduce in amount or degree, as something objectionable, reprehensible, distressing, harmful, etc.; moderate; alleviate; assuage.

To soften; mollify; make mild and accessible.

Synonyms Alleviate, Relieve, etc. See alleviate.

To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful, etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish; to lessen

To make mild and accessible; to mollify; — applied to persons.

To reduce, lessen, or decrease.