Words of the day (2/3/2015)

VOCABULARY

MITIGATE (verb)
Definition:
to make something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad.
Example:
It is unclear how to mitigate the effects of tourism on the island.

AMELIORATE (verb)
Definition:
to make a bad or unpleasant situation better:
Example:
Foreign aid is badly needed to ameliorate the effects of the drought.

DEPRECATE (verb)
Definition:
a.(NOT APPROVE) [T not continuous] to not approve of something or say that you do not approve of something.
Example:
We deprecate this use of company funds for political purposes.
Definition:
b. (NOT VALUE) [T] to say that you think something is of little value or importance:
Example:
He always deprecates my achievements.

ENDEAVOUR (verb)
Definition:
to try to do something.
Example:
Engineers are endeavouring to locate the source of the problem.

INTENSIFY (verb)
Definition:
to become greater, more serious, or more extreme, or to make something do this:
Example:
Fighting around the capital has intensified in the last few hours.