English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "versag" is om iets minder ernstig, skadelik of pynlik te maak. Dit verwys na die handeling om die intensiteit, erns of graad van iets te verminder, dikwels 'n probleem of 'n negatiewe situasie. Om iets te versag kan behels dat maatreƫls geneem word om die gevolge daarvan te verlig, of om te voorkom dat dit erger word. Sinonieme van versag sluit in verminder, verlig, verminder, vergemaklik, matig, temper en verminder.

Sentence Examples

  1. Perhaps at this moment, envious of hers, thou art regarding her, either as she paces to and fro some gallery of her sumptuous palaces, or leans over some balcony, meditating how, whilst preserving her purity and greatness, she may mitigate the tortures this wretched heart of mine endures for her sake, what glory should recompense my sufferings, what repose my toil, and lastly what death my life, and what reward my services?
  2. The controlled environment would mitigate crop failure, making organic farming easier.
  3. The Colosseum Franz had so managed his route, that during the ride to the Colosseum they passed not a single ancient ruin, so that no preliminary impression interfered to mitigate the colossal proportions of the gigantic building they came to admire.
  4. Most of the women had, at some point, given Whittier, Burns, or Metzger some sort of sexual favor, mostly as a way to mitigate the severity of any impending punishments.
  5. Too bad, because Lonnie usually helped mitigate his orneriness.
  6. Manrique saw as early as the 1970s, and he tried to pre-empt the tide and mitigate.