In this section, you find a sentence, parts of which are underlined. For each underlined part, four `"words"//"phrases"` are listed below. Choose the `"word"//"phrase"` nearest in meaning to the underlined part and blacken the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
He wanted to `ul"mitigate"` his burdens.

Options

A. lessen
B. increase
C. postpone
D. leave