The difference between Check and Mitigate

When used as verbs, check means to inspect, whereas mitigate means to reduce, lessen, or decrease.

Check is also noun with the meaning: a situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.

check bellow for the other definitions of Check and Mitigate

  1. Check as a noun (chess):

    A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.

  2. Check as a noun:

    An inspection or examination.

    Examples:

    "I don't know if she will be there, but it's worth a check."

  3. Check as a noun:

    A control; a limit or stop.

    Examples:

    "checks and balances"

    "The castle moat should hold the enemy in check."

  4. Check as a noun (US):

    A mark (especially a checkmark: ) used as an indicator, equivalent to a tick (UK).

    Examples:

    "Place a check by the things you have done."

  5. Check as a noun (US):

    An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity; a cheque (UK, Canada).

    Examples:

    "I was not carrying cash, so I wrote a check for the amount."

  6. Check as a noun (US):

    A bill, particularly in a restaurant.

    Examples:

    "I summoned the waiter, paid the check, and hurried to leave."

  7. Check as a noun (contact, _, sports):

    A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.

    Examples:

    "The hockey player gave a good hard check to obtain the puck."

  8. Check as a noun:

    A token used instead of cash in gaming machines.

  9. Check as a noun:

    A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.

  10. Check as a noun:

    A mark, certificate, or token, by which, errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified.

    Examples:

    "a check given for baggage; a return check on a railroad"

  11. Check as a noun (falconry):

    The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds.

  12. Check as a noun:

    A small chink or crack.

  1. Check as a verb:

    To inspect; to examine.

    Examples:

    "Check the oil in your car once a month."

    "Check whether this page has a watermark."

  2. Check as a verb:

    To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).

  3. Check as a verb (US, often used with "off"):

    To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory); to check off, tick (UK), tick off (UK), cross off, strike off.

    Examples:

    "Check the items on the list that interest you."

    "Check off the items that you've checked (inspected)."

    "Check the correct answer to each question."

  4. Check as a verb:

    To control, limit, or halt.

    Examples:

    "Check your enthusiasm during a negotiation."

  5. Check as a verb:

    To verify or compare with a source of information.

    Examples:

    "Check your data against known values."

  6. Check as a verb:

    To leave in safekeeping.

    Examples:

    "Check your hat and coat at the door."

  7. Check as a verb:

    To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.

    Examples:

    "Check your bags at the ticket counter before the flight."

  8. Check as a verb (street, _, basketball):

    To pass or bounce the ball to an opponent from behind the three-point line and have the opponent pass or bounce it back to start play.

    Examples:

    "He checked the ball and then proceeded to perform a perfect layup."

    "That basket doesn't count—you forgot to check!"

  9. Check as a verb (contact, _, sports):

    To hit another player with one's body.

    Examples:

    "The hockey player checked the defenceman to obtain the puck''."

  10. Check as a verb (poker):

    To remain in a hand without betting. Only legal if no one has yet bet.

    Examples:

    "Tom didn't think he could win, so he checked."

  11. Check as a verb (chess):

    To make a move which puts an adversary's piece, especially the king, in check; to put in check.

  12. Check as a verb:

    To chide, rebuke, or reprove.

  13. Check as a verb (nautical):

    To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.

  14. Check as a verb:

    To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.

  15. Check as a verb:

    To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.

    Examples:

    "The sun checks timber."

  16. Check as a verb:

    To make a stop; to pause; with at.

  17. Check as a verb (obsolete):

    To clash or interfere.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Francis Bacon"

  18. Check as a verb:

    To act as a curb or restraint.

  19. Check as a verb (falconry):

    To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.

  1. Check as a noun (textiles, usually, pluralized):

    A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.

    Examples:

    "The tablecloth had red and white checks."

  1. Mitigate as a verb (transitive):

    To reduce, lessen, or decrease; to make less severe or easier to bear.

  2. Mitigate as a verb (transitive):

    To downplay.

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