Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below? Mitigate
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GATE CSE 2012 · Q58
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Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below? Mitigate
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Official answer: A) Diminish
Verbal AptitudeThe word mitigate means to make something less severe, serious, painful, or harmful.
Diminish means to make or become less or reduce in severity/extent, which is closest in meaning to mitigate.
Divulge means to make private or sensitive information known.
Dedicate means to devote time or effort to a particular purpose.
Denote means to be a sign of or indicate.
Thus, the correct option is (A).
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To mitigate something means to lessen its impact or severity.
This Verbal Aptitude previous year question is Q58 of the GATE CSE 2012 paper. Find more GATE CSE PYQs on Verbal Aptitude in General Aptitude, or browse all GATE CSE PYQs.
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Verbal Aptitude in GATE CSE
Verbal Aptitude has 41 GATE CSE PYQs across 13 papers from 2011 to 2026. 29 of them are 1-mark MCQs like this one, and GATE CSE 2012 has 5.
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