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Mr. Tom Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

Abate and mitigate

Hi

Could these two words (verbs) be used with the noun chances? Any other typical verbs please?

The severe storm abated the chances of their meeting.

The severe storm mitigated the chances of their meeting.

Thanks,

Tom

  

Top answer

I'm not fond of either word in this context. I would use a word like diminished, impeded, reduced, or curtailed. I recommend a thesaurus.

— Englishmaven

  • I'm not fond of either word in this context.
  • I would use a word like diminished, impeded, reduced, or curtailed.
  • I recommend a thesaurus.
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I'm not fond of either word in this context. I would use a word like diminished, impeded, reduced, or curtailed. I recommend a thesaurus.

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Mr. TomCould these two words (verbs) be used with the noun chances?

Those don't sound right to me. I'd go with the more common decreased. lessened is pretty good too in my opinion.

I'm used to the intransitive version of abate: The storm/pain/hunger abated.
With mitigate the common collocations that come to mi

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