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mitigate vs apologise

apologise vs mitigate

mitigate and apologise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mitigate No No Yes No
apologise No No Yes No
As verbs, apologise is a hypernym of mitigate; that is, apologise is a word with a broader meaning than mitigate:
  • mitigate: lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  • apologise: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
Other hypernyms of mitigate include apologize, excuse, rationalise, rationalize.
mitigate (verb) apologise (verb)
to temper acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
Difference between mitigate and apologise

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