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Word of the Day: MITIGATE

Oct 5, 2023
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mitigate (verb) - to lessen or make less severe [mit-i-geyt]

BREAKDOWN: MIT- (mild) + IG- (drive) + -ATE (to make)

  • mitigation is the process or act of mitigating

  • mitigating and mitigatory means reducing or lessening the effects of something

“You can never protect yourself 100%. What you do is protect yourself as much as possible and mitigate risk to an acceptable degree. You can never remove all risk.” —Kevin Mitnick

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