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apologize vs mitigate

mitigate vs apologize

apologize and mitigate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
apologize No No Yes No
mitigate No No Yes No
As verbs, mitigate is a hyponym of apologize; that is, mitigate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than apologize:
  • apologize: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
  • mitigate: lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
Other hyponyms of apologize include color, colour, gloss, plead, extenuate, palliate.
apologize (verb) mitigate (verb)
acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing to temper
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
Difference between apologize and mitigate

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