NIMCET 2022 — English PYQ
NIMCET | English | 2022Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word: MITIGATE
Choose the correct answer:
- A.
Abate
- B.
Tranquilize
- C.
Alleviate
- D.
Intensify
(Correct Answer)
Intensify
Explanation
1. Definition of MITIGATE:
To mitigate means to make something less severe, harmful, or painful. It is often used in the context of reducing the impact of a problem or a disaster.
Example: "Emergency measures were taken to mitigate the effects of the flood."
2. Evaluating the Options:
(A) Abate: This means to become less intense or widespread. It is similar in meaning to mitigate (a synonym).
(B) Tranquilize: This means to make someone or something calm or asleep, often using a drug. While it involves "calming," it is not the direct linguistic opposite of mitigate.
(C) Alleviate: This means to make suffering or a problem less severe. This is another synonym of mitigate.
(D) Intensify: This means to make something greater in strength, amount, or degree. To make something more intense is the direct opposite of making it less severe (mitigating it).
3. Comparison:
Mitigate (To Decrease Severity)×Intensify (To Increase Severity)
Conclusion
While "mitigate" aims to lower the impact of something, "intensify" aims to heighten it. Therefore, they are antonyms.
Correct Option: (D) Intensify