Mitigate vs. Alleviate — What's the Difference?

Make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful

Make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe

To make less severe or intense; moderate or alleviate.

To make (pain, for example) less intense or more bearable

To make alterations to (land) to make it less polluted or more hospitable to wildlife.

To lessen or reduce

(transitive) To reduce, lessen, or decrease; to make less severe or easier to bear.

(transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty .

(transitive) To downplay.

To lighten or lessen the force or weight of.

To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful, etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish; to lessen; as, to mitigate heat or cold; to mitigate grief.

To lighten or lessen (physical or mental troubles); to mitigate, or make easier to be endured; as, to alleviate sorrow, pain, care, etc. ; - opposed to aggravate.

To make mild and accessible; to mollify; - applied to persons.

To extenuate; to palliate.

Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of;

Provide physical relief, as from pain;

Make less severe or harsh;

Make easier;