mitigate

/ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt/verb

To make something bad less serious, painful, or harmful.

Example sentence

“Planting trees along the road helped mitigate the noise from traffic.”

Not to be confused with 'militate': factors militate against something, while you mitigate a problem.

Related words

mockA copy of something, usually not as good as the real thing.miseryA state of great suffering or deep unhappiness, in body or in mind.modemA device that converts computer data into signals that can travel over a telephone line, and back again, so computers can connect to each other.miserlyUnwilling to spend money; holding on to it too tightly, like a miser.moderateA person whose views, especially political ones, sit in the middle rather than at either extreme.mirthCheerful amusement and fun, usually shown by laughter.