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mitigated

[ mit-i-gey-tid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

First recorded in 1540–50; mitigate ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; mitigate ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

For a while the financial costs to our family were mitigated.

That lapse was partly mitigated by the rise of blogging, which encouraged user-generated content.

But more often, the inclusion of people of color is limited or mitigated by oddly retrograde cultural politics.

If recognized and treated early enough, the effects of infection with pertussis can be somewhat mitigated.

The pre-air controversy is mitigated by the fact that Riley and Huey are played by the same actor.

No sooner had the sentences of excommunication been promulgated than King Robert took measures to have them revoked or mitigated.

You have in many instances mitigated the sufferings of those unfortunate, though innocent beings, committed to your charge.

Their sufferings were soon mitigated by the sympathy and relieved by the charity of the other colonists.

The princess royal, whose qualities have honoured even her birth and blood, experienced from this period a mitigated captivity.

Oh my solitude will be mitigated—I shall have models and people.

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