Mitigate vs Treat - What's the difference?
mitigate | treat |
To reduce, lessen, or decrease.
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* 1901 — , ch 7
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To downplay.
To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain (for'' or ''with ).
* 1955 , , The Return of the King , George Allen & Unwin:
* 1985 , (Lawrence Durrell), Quinx'', Faber & Faber 2004 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 1365:
* 2010 , David Mitchell, The Observer , 6 Jun 2010:
To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to conduct a discussion.
* Milton
To discourse on; to represent or deal with in a particular way, in writing or speaking.
(transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To entreat or beseech (someone).
To handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way.
To entertain with food or drink, especially at one's own expense; to show hospitality to; to pay for as celebration or reward.
To care for medicinally or surgically; to apply medical care to.
To subject to a chemical or other action; to act upon with a specific scientific result in mind.
* 2012 , Chelsea 6-0 Wolves [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19632463]
An entertainment, outing, or other indulgence provided by someone for the enjoyment of others.
An unexpected gift, event etc., which provides great pleasure.
(obsolete) A parley or discussion of terms; a negotiation.
(obsolete) An entreaty.
In transitive terms the difference between mitigate and treat
is that mitigate is to downplay while treat is to subject to a chemical or other action; to act upon with a specific scientific result in mind.As a noun treat is
an entertainment, outing, or other indulgence provided by someone for the enjoyment of others.mitigate
English
Verb
(mitigat)- Measures are pursuing to prevent or mitigate the usual consequences of such outrages, and with the hope of their succeeding at least to avert general hostility.
- But in yielding to it the retaliation has been mitigated as much as possible, both in its extent and in its character...
- Then they tell us that vaccination will mitigate the disease that it will make it milder.
- Then I discovered the brilliance of the landscape around was mitigated by blue spectacles.
- The plague had not been kind to him, yet had left him this small furry thing to mitigate his sorrow; and when one is very young, one can find great relief in the lively antics of a black kitten.
Synonyms
* (to reduce or lessen) check, diminish, ease, lighten, mollify, pacify, palliateAntonyms
* (to reduce or lessen) aggrandize, aggravate, exacerbate, incite, increase, intensify, irritate, worsenCoordinate terms
* (l)treat
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Verb
(en verb)- Now halting a few paces before the Captains of the West he looked them up and down and laughed. 'Is there any in this rout with authority to treat with me?' he asked.
- After all, in this hideous war we have just passed through never forget that Halifax would have treated with Hitler: it took Churchill to refuse.
- I wouldn't promote businesses I considered immoral – ambulance-chasing lawyers or online roulette for example – but I've got nothing against computer or software manufacture: they're important and any reputable company in that industry is welcome to treat for my services.
- Cicero's writing treats mainly of old age and personal duty.
- Now of love they treat .
- The article treated feminism as a quintessentially modern movement.
- Only let my family live, I treat thee.
- You treated me like a fool.
- She was tempted to treat the whole affair as a joke.
- I treated my son to some popcorn in the interval.
- I've done so well this month, I'll treat''' you all to dinner (or 'Dinner is my '''treat .)
- My husband treated me to a Paris holiday for our anniversary.
- They treated me for malaria.
- He treated the substance with sulphuric acid.
- I treated the photo somewhat to make the colours more pronounced.
- The Chelsea captain was a virtual spectator as he was treated to his side's biggest win for almost two years as Stamford Bridge serenaded him with chants of "there's only one England captain," some 48 hours after he announced his retirement from international football.
Usage notes
In the dialects found in Yorkshire and North East England, the past tense form treat (but pronounced tret ) is sometimes encountered.Synonyms
* (to deal with in a very specific way)Derived terms
* no way to treat a lady * treatable * treatmentNoun
(en noun)- I took the kids to the zoo for a treat .
- It was such a treat to see her back in action on the London stage.
