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- 4 dictionary resultsmit⋅i⋅gate
[mit-i-geyt] 
verb, -gat⋅ed, -gat⋅ing.–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate. |
| 2. | to make less severe: to mitigate a punishment. |
| 3. | to make (a person, one's state of mind, disposition, etc.) milder or more gentle; mollify; appease. |
–verb (used without object)
| 4. | to become milder; lessen in severity. |
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME mitigaten < L mītigātus (ptp. of mītigāre to calm, soften, soothe), equiv. to mīt(is) mild, soft, gentle + -ig- (comb. form of agere to do, cause to do, make) + -ātus -ate 1
1375–1425; late ME mitigaten < L mītigātus (ptp. of mītigāre to calm, soften, soothe), equiv. to mīt(is) mild, soft, gentle + -ig- (comb. form of agere to do, cause to do, make) + -ātus -ate 1
Related forms:
mit⋅i⋅ga⋅ble [mit-i-guh-buhl] , adjective
[mit-i-guh-buhl] , adjective mit⋅i⋅gat⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
mit⋅i⋅ga⋅tion, noun
mit⋅i⋅ga⋅tive, mit⋅i⋅ga⋅to⋅ry [mit-i-guh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
[mit-i-guh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective mit⋅i⋅ga⋅tor, noun
Usage note:
Mitigate, whose central meaning is “to lessen” or “make less severe,” is sometimes confused with militate, “to have effect or influence,” in the phrase mitigate against: This criticism in no way militates (not mitigates) against your going ahead with your research. Although this use of mitigate occasionally occurs in edited writing, it is rare and is widely regarded as an error.
Mitigate, whose central meaning is “to lessen” or “make less severe,” is sometimes confused with militate, “to have effect or influence,” in the phrase mitigate against: This criticism in no way militates (not mitigates) against your going ahead with your research. Although this use of mitigate occasionally occurs in edited writing, it is rare and is widely regarded as an error.
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| mit·i·gate (mĭt'ĭgāt') v. mit·i·gat·ed, mit·i·gat·ing, mit·i·gates v. tr. To moderate (a quality or condition) in force or intensity; alleviate. See Synonyms at relieve. v. intr. To become milder. [Middle English mitigaten, from Latin mītigāre, mītigāt- : mītis, soft + agere, to drive, do; see act.] mit'i·ga·ble (-gə-bəl) adj., mit'i·ga'tion n., mit'i·ga'tive, mit'i·ga·to'ry (-gə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj., mit'i·ga'tor n. |
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Mitigation
Mit`i*ga"tion\, n. [OE. mitigacioun, F. mitigation, fr. L. mitigatio.] The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated; abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe, afflictive, or calamitous; as, the mitigation of pain, grief, rigor, severity, punishment, or penalty. Syn: Alleviation; abatement; relief.
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Main Entry: mit·i·ga·tion
Pronunciation: "mit-&-'gA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act of mitigating or state of beingmitigated
2 : something that mitigates mitigations .t.t. at the clinic —Journal of the American Medical Association>
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