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24 Dec 2017
- Hindi
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What is the difference between mitigateand subdue?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between mitigateand subdue?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- English (US)
Mitigate means to reduce the severity of something. Subdue means to overcome or control it.Mitigate is something that you do to a problem. Subdue is something that you do to the person causing the problem.
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- Hindi
@mgrand then why people say that
pain would subside sooner and also that pain would mitigate sooner.
former example is from Cambridge dictionary and the latter is from collins
pain would subside sooner and also that pain would mitigate sooner.
former example is from Cambridge dictionary and the latter is from collins
- English (US)
Subside is a totally different word than subdue. Subside refers the the action of decreasing. After something has subsided, it is mitigated.
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- Hindi
@mgrand okay and subdue cannot be used to denote reduce in severity.
like the laughter was subdued when prof. entered the class.
here we can use mitigate also right?
then how can I differentiate between the two
like the laughter was subdued when prof. entered the class.
here we can use mitigate also right?
then how can I differentiate between the two
- English (US)
In this sentence, "subdued" is being used as an predicate adjective not a verb. As an adjective, "subdued" means quiet or muted. In an example like this, the only way to distinguish the intransitive used of the verb from the adjective is by the context. In this sentence it is used as a verb: The tiger was subdued. In this sentence as an adjective: The room was decorated in subdued colors.
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