Mitigate and Whitewash

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Mitigate verb - To make more bearable or less severe.

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Whitewash and mitigate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Whitewash" instead a verb "Mitigate".

Whitewash verb - To make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses.

Usage example: don't try to whitewash your rudeness by claiming that you were having a bad day

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Mitigate and whitewash are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mitigate" instead a verb "Whitewash".

Nearby Words: whitewashing, whitewashed

actions	mitigate actions	whitewash actions
times	mitigate times	whitewash times

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