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decrease vs mitigate

mitigate vs decrease

decrease is a noun but mitigate is not a noun.

decrease and mitigate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
mitigate No No Yes No
As verbs, mitigate is a hyponym of decrease; that is, mitigate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: make become smaller
  • mitigate: to temper
Other hyponyms of decrease include suppress, pare, pare down, circumscribe, confine to, limit, boil down, concentrate, reduce, reduce, shrink, abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten, abate, slack, slake, lour, lower, turn down, de-escalate, step down, weaken, minimise, minimize, bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down, cut, relax, slack, slack up, slacken, belittle, diminish.
decrease (noun) mitigate (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something
the amount by which something decreases
a change downward
a process of becoming smaller or shorter
decrease (verb) mitigate (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range to temper
make become smaller lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
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