Question
Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below?
Mitigate
Official answer and solution
- Official answer
- A
- From
- Official GATE 2012 answer key
Solution
Identify the closest synonym of the verb 'mitigate'.
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'Mitigate' means to make less severe, painful, or harmful; to lessen or diminish in intensity.
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'Diminish' means to reduce or become smaller or less intense, which is synonymous with 'mitigate'.
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Thus, Option (A) is correct.
Final answer
A
The answer is the one in the official GATE answer key. The solution is this site's own explanation.
Source
- Paper
- GATE 2012 Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)
- Question
- 58 of 65, printed as GA Q.58
- Section
- General Aptitude
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