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mitigated
[mit-i-gey-tid]
adjective
lessened in force, severity, or intensity; moderated.
He received a mitigated sentence, with parole offered sooner than is customary.
(of a person, state of mind, etc.) made milder, gentler, less hostile, etc.; mollified or appeased.
Several members expressed opinions lauding the proposal, but what is still more encouraging is the mitigated tone of its opponents.
Environmental Science.(of a habitat) restored or re-created in order to make up for losses due to development or agriculture.
Here the path begins to weave among five ponds that are part of a mitigated wetland installed at the nature museum in 1998.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of mitigate.
Other 51Թ Forms
- mitigatedly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mitigated1
Example Sentences
A curfew downtown has mitigated the destruction but brought economic activity in the area — still ailing from the pandemic — to a crawl.
Joseph Jarnecki, research fellow at defence and security think-tank The Royal United Services Institute, argues that potential risks can be mitigated.
Possibly because the New Deal and the early post-World War II economic consensus mitigated the worst economic disparities, left-wing populism has ceased to be a political force in the last 75 years.
“The irony is this notion that the dust is going to be mitigated and it won’t travel and disperse,” Gund, 52, said as a westerly breeze picked up.
Fulton’s departure could be mitigated by the arrival of free agent cornerback Donte Jackson, who reportedly agreed to terms with the Chargers on Monday after spending last season with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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