WAEC - English Language (2014 - No. 90)
From the words lettered A to D, below the sentence, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.
The new law was meant to mitigate the people's suffering.
The new law was meant to mitigate the people's suffering.
restrain
moderate
stop
alleviate
Explication
Mitigate; make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful.