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mitigate fear

[ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt fɪr]
verb phrase
mitigar o medo
1. to make fear less severe, intense, or serious; to reduce or alleviate anxiety or terror
The therapist used relaxation techniques to mitigate fear in her patients.
A terapeuta usou técnicas de relaxamento para mitigar o medo em seus pacientes.
2. to take action to lessen the harmful effects or consequences of fear
Education about the disease can help mitigate fear among the public.
A educação sobre a doença pode ajudar a mitigar o medo entre o público.
Synonyms
alleviate fearreduce feardiminish fearease anxietylessen terrorcalm fears
Antonyms
intensify fearamplify fearincrease anxietyaggravate fearexacerbate terror

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
mitigar o medo
Standard usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
diminuir o medo
More colloquial alternative
São Paulo
reduzir o medo
Common in formal contexts
Portugal
atenuar o medo
Preferred formal term in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

face your fears
confront anxiety
put someone at ease
ease someone's mind
calm the waters
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