Aggravate vs. Mitigate

Aggravateverb

To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify.

Aggravateverb

To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate

Aggravateverb

To exasperate; to provoke, to irritate.

Aggravateverb

To make heavy or heavier; to add to; to increase.

Aggravateverb

To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify.

Aggravateverb

To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances.

Aggravateverb

To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate.

Aggravateverb

make worse;

Aggravateverb

exasperate or irritate

Mitigateverb

(transitive) To reduce, lessen, or decrease.

Mitigateverb

(transitive) To downplay.

Mitigateverb

To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful, etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish; to lessen; as, to mitigate heat or cold; to mitigate grief.

Mitigateverb

To make mild and accessible; to mollify; - applied to persons.

Mitigateverb

lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of;

Mitigateverb

make less severe or harsh;

Mitigateverb

make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful

Mitigateverb

lessen the gravity of (an offence or mistake)