Multiple choice

Directions: Select the synonym for the following word.

Mitigate

  1. Relieve

  2. Refuse

  3. Deny

  4. Compel
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Explanation

Mitigate means to make something less severe, serious, or painful. Relieve is a direct synonym meaning to ease, alleviate, or reduce suffering. Compel means to force (opposite direction), and refuse/deny both mean to reject rather than lessen.

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