Mitigate

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(TRANSITIVE) (to make less intense or serious or severe) បន្សាប (វត្ថុល្វីងឬប្រៃ), ធ្វើឲ្យស្រាក, ធ្វើឲ្យស្ងប់, ធ្វើឲ្យទ្រាំទ្របាន, ធ្វើឲ្យធូរស្រាល, បន្ថយ, សម្រាល, បន្ធូរ
Example: Mitigate the severity of a punishment.

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(TRANSITIVE) To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful, etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish; to lessen; as, to mitigate heat or cold; to mitigate grief.

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(TRANSITIVE) To make mild and accessible; to mollify; -- applied to persons.

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abate, allay, alleviate, assuage, diminish, extenuate, relieve, soften, solace, soothe

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aggravate, agitate, augment, increase, irritate